Putin's propaganda machine soft power and Russian foreign policy

Putin's propaganda machine: soft power and Russian foreign policy

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Bibliographic Details
Statement of responsibility:Marcel H. Van Herpen
Main Author: Herpen, Marcel H. van, 1945- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham ; Boulder ; New York ; London : Rowman & Littlefield, [2016]
Physical Description:xvi, 319 Seiten
ISBN:9781442253612 (: paperback : alkaline paper) ; 9781442253605 (: cloth : alkaline paper)
FIV classifikation:
RA07.21 (Russian Federation) ;
SB02 (Foreign policy) ;
SE01 (Foreign cultural policy) ;
External (cultural politics (ZHA011))
Subjects (GND):
Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovič ;
Russland ;
Außenpolitik ;
Propaganda ;
Desinformation ;
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FIV-Subjects:
Russische Föderation ;
Außenpolitik einzelner Staaten ;
Außenpolitische Ziele ;
Außenpolitische Einflussnahme ;
Instrumente und Verfahren der Außenpolitik ;
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FIV-Aspects:
Auslandsbild ;
Manipulation von Meinung ;
Fehlinformation/Desinformation ;
Wirkung von Massenmedien ;
Berichterstattung ;
more...
Subjects (LCSH):
Ukraine Conflict, 2014-
Propaganda > Russia (Federation)
Information warfare > Russia (Federation)
Mass media > Political aspects > Russia (Federation)
Public relations and politics > Russia (Federation)
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External Sources:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Table of Contents:
  • Part I. The search for Russian "soft power"Russian soft power : hard power in a velvet glove
  • The three components of the Russian soft power offensive : mimesis, roll back, and invention
  • "Reputation laundering" : how Western PR firms help improve the Kremlin's image
  • The propaganda offensive in the Western media, part I : the creation of "Russia today" (RT), "Russia beyond the headlines," and "Rossiya segodnya"
  • The propaganda offensive in the Western media, part II : buying Western newspapers, the increasing grip on the social media, the "Kremlin School of Bloggers"
  • Financing politicians and political parties
  • Spies and spooks as soft power instruments
  • Part II. Creating a new missionary ideology : the role of the Russian Orthodox Church
  • The Russian Orthodox Church : the Kremlin's secret "soft power" weapon?
  • Attacking universal human rights in the international fora
  • A global church for the Kremlin?
  • The Russian Orthodox Church : a pillar of Russian neo-imperialism?
  • Part III. Undermining Atlanticism : building a "strategic triangle" Moscow-Berlin-Paris
  • An emerging Moscow-Berlin axis?
  • Germany's Kremlin-friendly political class
  • Russian-German "Verflechtung" : creating mutual economic interdependence
  • The Kremlin's conquest of France
  • Conclusions
  • Glossary/list of abbreviations.
  • Part I. The search for Russian "soft power"
  • Russian soft power : hard power in a velvet glove
  • The three components of the Russian soft power offensive : mimesis, roll back, and invention
  • "Reputation laundering" : how Western PR firms help improve the Kremlin's image
  • The propaganda offensive in the Western media, part I : the creation of "Russia today" (RT), "Russia beyond the headlines," and "Rossiya segodnya"
  • The propaganda offensive in the Western media, part II : buying Western newspapers, the increasing grip on the social media, the "Kremlin School of Bloggers"
  • Financing politicians and political parties
  • Spies and spooks as soft power instruments
  • Part II. Creating a new missionary ideology : the role of the Russian Orthodox Church
  • The Russian Orthodox Church : the Kremlin's secret "soft power" weapon?
  • Attacking universal human rights in the international fora
  • A global church for the Kremlin?
  • The Russian Orthodox Church : a pillar of Russian neo-imperialism?
  • Part III. Undermining Atlanticism : building a "strategic triangle" Moscow-Berlin-Paris
  • An emerging Moscow-Berlin axis?
  • Germany's Kremlin-friendly political class
  • Russian-German "Verflechtung" : creating mutual economic interdependence
  • The Kremlin's conquest of France
  • Conclusions
  • Glossary/list of abbreviations