Countering Online Propaganda and Extremism : The Dark Side of Digital Diplomacy (Paperback)

Introduction: Managing Societal Threats in the Digital Age: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. Corneliu Bjola

STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION AND INFLUENCE

1. The unbearable thinness of strategic communication. Cristina Archetti
2. Navigating bots, algorithms and disinformation: Public diplomacy in a post-truth society. Shawn Powers
3. Strategic Leaking, Propaganda and Journalism in a Digital Age. Emma L Briant, Alicia Wanless
4. Virtual Violence: Understanding the Potential Power of ISIS’ Violent Videos to Buttress Strategic Narratives and Persuade Foreign Recruits. Sean Aday
5. Digital Diplomacy & Filter Bubbles: What is the Role of the Diplomat? James Pamment

COUNTERING DISINFORMATION AND PROPAGANDA

6. The battle for the battle of the narratives: Sidestepping the double fetish of digital and CVE . Akil Awan, Alister Miskimmon, Ben O’Loughlin
7. The Democratisation of Hybrid Warfare and its implications for defeating violent extremism and tackling propaganda. Alicia Kearns and Lucy Froggatt
8. How to counter state-sponsored propaganda? The echo-chamber model. Corneliu Bjola
9. The aesthetics of violent extremist and counter violent extremist communication. Ilan Mano, Rhys Crilley

Conclusion: Rethinking Strategic Communication in the Digital Age. James Pamment