Essays about: "disinformation campaigns"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 essays containing the words disinformation campaigns.

  1. 1. The West African Coup Trap : A qualitative case study of military coups d'état in Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, and Guinea

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

    Author : Joy Hansen; [2024]
    Keywords : Coup d état; Mali; Niger; Burkina Faso; Guinea; External impact; Climate change; Political instability; France; Russia;

    Abstract : Africa is the continent having the most coups d'état. From 2020 to 2022, there were six coups and three coup attempts on the continent. This study aims to investigate the causes of these coups d'état in Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, and Guinea, four former French colonies in West Africa. READ MORE

  3. 2. How are Cybersecurity Threats, in the Form of Disinformation Campaigns, Reflected on the Security Measures They Inspire? : A Case Study of the Responses to Russian Election Meddling in Mexico, Brazil and Spain

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Ailyn Christiansen; [2023]
    Keywords : disinformation campaigns; Russian election meddling; electoral security;

    Abstract : The contemporary topic and fear of information attacks making their way and altering the course of democratic elections is a common one for many nations at current times. New technologies, cyberspace, and the increasing risk of hybrid warfare, as well as the little and vague regulation present to manage these, pose an intimidating threat to nations trying to uphold their liberal democratic values; and the nations taking advantage of this new-found form of influence are well aware of this. READ MORE

  4. 3. Cooperation With Disinformation Campaigns as a Social Movement Strategy : A case study on the connection between the disinformation campaign and the mobilization against the Swedish Social Services

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Simon Norin; [2023]
    Keywords : disinformation campaign; disinformation; grievance; social movement; mobilization; desinformation; mobilisering;

    Abstract : Disinformation campaigns are a growing threat towards democracy and a phenomenon that is important to understand in order to guard against. One part of the literature around disinformation campaigns that is as of yet not widely studied is how they can be connected to social movements. READ MORE

  5. 4. Public Diplomacy and Disinformation Campaigns In A Digital Age : A Study of How the Swedish Social Services Disinformation Campaigns and NATO Membership Application Impacted the Public Diplomacy of Sweden

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Adan Anwar; [2023]
    Keywords : Disinformation campaigns; Sweden; public diplomacy; social media; news outlets; digital age; political power;

    Abstract : This thesis highlighted how disinformation campaigns on social media platforms and news outlets were used as tools to influence Swedish public diplomacy. To accomplish this, it aimed to answer the following research question “How are disinformation campaigns, through social media platforms and news outlets, impacting Sweden’s public diplomacy?”. READ MORE

  6. 5. MEASURING POPULISM ON TWITTER DURING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS IN LATIN AMERICA - A dictionary-based approach.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för journalistik och masskommunikation

    Author : Jose Andres Hernandez Diaz; [2022-11-08]
    Keywords : Populism; Political Communication; Twitter; Content Analysis; Python; Latin America; Elections.;

    Abstract : Arguably, populism has become increasingly topic across different spheres: the media, the academia and even the vox populi; and it has become quite common to find political movements and leaders labelled as populists. Therefore, one can say that Populism is on the rise across the globe. READ MORE