Disinformation, Narratives and Memory Politics in Russia and Belarus

1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-1-032-25111-0
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 324 g

Reihe: Routledge Contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe Series

This book examines the ways in which Russia and Belarus use disinformation, "weaponised" historical narratives, and the politics of memory for domestic and foreign policy purposes, utilising these factors to justify aggressive foreign policy in defensive terms and, domestically, for legitimating local ruling elites, consolidating the states’ propaganda machines, and mobilising both societies around national power centres. Besides analysing Russian and Belarusian disinformation, geopolitical narratives, and policies, the book also assesses the effectiveness of these measures and discusses how the West can counteract the geopolitical narratives disseminated by Russia and Belarus that attempt to undermine Western democracies and weaken the resilience of its societies.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Legucka, Agnieszka

Kupiecki, Robert

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Regionalwissenschaften, Regionalstudien
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Empirische Sozialforschung, Statistik
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction Agnieszka Legucka and Robert Kupiecki 1. Russia: Her Political and Historical Identities - Strategic Dilemmas Adam Daniel Rotfeld 2. Russian Disinformation: Old Tactics and New Narratives Agnieszka Legucka 3. "Western Betrayal": The Founding Myth of Russian Foreign Policy Robert Kupiecki 4. How to Weaponize Information: Russian Patterns Jakub Olchowski 5. Political Narratives as a Source of Lukashenka's Legitimacy Justyna Oledzka, Max Rust 6. The Role and Place of Belarus in Contemporary Russian Geopolitical Narratives Michal Slowikowski 7. The Myth of a Great Patriotic War and Russia’s Foreign Policy Maria Domanska 8. Russia’s Approach to International Law as a Foreign Policy Tool: the Case of the Annexation of Ukrainian Crimea Slawomir Debski 9. The Strategic Culture of Russia: Why is the Dialogue so Challenging? Agata Wlodkowska 10. When Europe is Sick, Russia is Not the Remedy: A French Attempt at a European Reset with Russia? Marek Menkiszak 11. Sanctions as a Form of Dialogue Ernest Wyciszkiewicz 12. Does the West Need a Coherent Response to Russian Disinformation? Tomasz Chlon

Über Autor(innen)

Agnieszka Legucka is a Senior Research Fellow of the Russia in Eastern Europe Program at the Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM) and an Associate Professor of Security Studies in the Academy of Finance and Business Vistula, Warsaw, Poland.

Robert Kupiecki is a career diplomat, whose postings include Undersecretary of National Defence (2012 to 2015) and Polish Ambassador to the United States of America (2008 to 2012). He is also an Associate Professor of Security Studies at the University of Warsaw, Poland.