{"product_id":"the-world-information-war-western-resilience-campaigning-and-cognitive-effects-routledge-advances-in-defence-studies-9780367496517","title":"The World Information War Western Resilience","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book outlines the threats from information warfare faced by the West and analyses the ways it can defend itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExisting on a spectrum from communication to indoctrination, information can be used to undermine trust, amplify emotional resonance, and reformulate identities. The West is currently experiencing an information war, and major setbacks have included: âfake newsâ; disinformation campaigns; the manipulation of users of social media; the dissonance of hybrid warfare; and even accusations of âstate captureâ. Nevertheless, the West has begun to comprehend the reality of what is happening, and it is now in a position defend itself. In this volume, scholars, information practitioners, and military professionals define this new war and analyse its shape, scope, and direction. Collectively, they indicate how media policies, including social media, represent a form of information strategy, how information has become the âcentre of gravityâ of operations, and why the further exploitation of data (by scale and content) by adversaries can be anticipated. For the West, being first with the truth, being skilled in cyber defence, and demonstrating virtuosity in information management are central to resilience and success.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will be of much interest to students of strategic studies, information warfare, propaganda studies, cyber-security, and International Relations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword \u003ci\u003eRick Legett \u003c\/i\u003eIntroduction: The world information war \u003ci\u003eRobert Johnson and Timothy Clack \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: How Did This War Start? \u003c\/b\u003e1. A brief history of propaganda: ‘a much maligned and misunderstood word’ \u003ci\u003eDavid Welch \u003c\/i\u003e2. \u003ci\u003eHomo Digitalis\u003c\/i\u003e enters the battlefield \u003ci\u003eDavid Patrikarakos \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Truth, Cognition, and Control \u003c\/b\u003e3. Democracy and contemporary media: what is the problem? \u003ci\u003eAlexander Prescott-Couch \u003c\/i\u003e4. The changing nature of propaganda: coming to terms with influence in conflict \u003ci\u003eAlicia Wanless and Michael Berk \u003c\/i\u003e5. ‘Does my suffering matter?': Storytelling and the military \u003ci\u003eOliver Lewis and Chris DeFaria \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: How Others Fight \u003c\/b\u003e6. Women, digital imagery, and the Islamic State: ‘guns and roses’ \u003ci\u003eRebecca Fallon and Timothy Clack \u003c\/i\u003e7. Social media, computational propaganda, and control in China and beyond \u003ci\u003eGillian Bolsover \u003c\/i\u003e8. Russian information war: construct and purpose \u003ci\u003eKeir Giles \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart IV: Policy Response and How to Fight \u003c\/strong\u003e9. Algorithmic pluralism: media regulation and system resilience in the age of information warfare \u003ci\u003eDamian Tambini \u003c\/i\u003e10. Digital propaganda, counterpublics, and the disruption of the public sphere: the Finnish approach to building digital resilience \u003ci\u003eCorneliu Bjola and Krysianna Papadakis \u003c\/i\u003e11. Information warfare: theory to practice \u003ci\u003eRobert Johnson \u003c\/i\u003e12. Artificial intelligence, security and society \u003ci\u003eKeith Dear \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V: On the Horizon \u003c\/b\u003e13. From Beijing bloggers to Whitehall writers: observations on the ‘invisible war’ \u003ci\u003eTimothy Clack and Louise Selisny \u003c\/i\u003e14. War in an age of uncertainty \u003ci\u003eNigel Inkster\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51017929818455,"sku":"9780367496517","price":36.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780367496517.jpg?v=1750775105","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-world-information-war-western-resilience-campaigning-and-cognitive-effects-routledge-advances-in-defence-studies-9780367496517","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}