Informace o kvalifikační práci Disinformation in a Time of War: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Russian Disinformation Strategies During the Russo-Ukrainian War of 2022
This paper examines Russian broadcast media's disinformation strategies after the Ukraine invasion in 2022. In the past decade, Russian disinformation has been recognized by scholars and policymakers as a danger to European security and order. And it has made it harder for Europeans to access reliable and factual information. However, much research thus far has been conducted when the war in Ukraine was different in proportion, and where disinformation functioned as the foundation for small-scale military action. Now that the war has evolved, disinformation strategies have evolved with it.
In this paper, I applied Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) to twenty articles from three internationally oriented Russian broadcasters: RT, Sputnik, and TASS. This revealed two major themes in disinformation narratives: positive Self-representation and negative Other-representation. I demonstrate in this research that Russian disinformation is no longer used to hide Russia's direct involvement in Ukraine, but that it is used to present justifications for the invasion and further military actions.
Moreover, the research illustrates that the relationship between information warfare and conventional warfare is symbiotic and that contemporary disinformation strategies have been adjusted so that they can benefit from the current circumstances in Ukraine. Ultimately, in this research, I determine that Russian disinformation strategies have evolved since the annexation of Crimea in 2014 and are now altered to align with the Kremlin's aggressive military tactics.
Anotace v angličtině
This paper examines Russian broadcast media's disinformation strategies after the Ukraine invasion in 2022. In the past decade, Russian disinformation has been recognized by scholars and policymakers as a danger to European security and order. And it has made it harder for Europeans to access reliable and factual information. However, much research thus far has been conducted when the war in Ukraine was different in proportion, and where disinformation functioned as the foundation for small-scale military action. Now that the war has evolved, disinformation strategies have evolved with it.
In this paper, I applied Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) to twenty articles from three internationally oriented Russian broadcasters: RT, Sputnik, and TASS. This revealed two major themes in disinformation narratives: positive Self-representation and negative Other-representation. I demonstrate in this research that Russian disinformation is no longer used to hide Russia's direct involvement in Ukraine, but that it is used to present justifications for the invasion and further military actions.
Moreover, the research illustrates that the relationship between information warfare and conventional warfare is symbiotic and that contemporary disinformation strategies have been adjusted so that they can benefit from the current circumstances in Ukraine. Ultimately, in this research, I determine that Russian disinformation strategies have evolved since the annexation of Crimea in 2014 and are now altered to align with the Kremlin's aggressive military tactics.
Klíčová slova
disinformation, Russo-Ukrainian war, information warfare, hybrid warfare, positive Self-representation, negative Other-representation
Klíčová slova v angličtině
disinformation, Russo-Ukrainian war, information warfare, hybrid warfare, positive Self-representation, negative Other-representation
Rozsah průvodní práce
69
Jazyk
AN
Anotace
This paper examines Russian broadcast media's disinformation strategies after the Ukraine invasion in 2022. In the past decade, Russian disinformation has been recognized by scholars and policymakers as a danger to European security and order. And it has made it harder for Europeans to access reliable and factual information. However, much research thus far has been conducted when the war in Ukraine was different in proportion, and where disinformation functioned as the foundation for small-scale military action. Now that the war has evolved, disinformation strategies have evolved with it.
In this paper, I applied Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) to twenty articles from three internationally oriented Russian broadcasters: RT, Sputnik, and TASS. This revealed two major themes in disinformation narratives: positive Self-representation and negative Other-representation. I demonstrate in this research that Russian disinformation is no longer used to hide Russia's direct involvement in Ukraine, but that it is used to present justifications for the invasion and further military actions.
Moreover, the research illustrates that the relationship between information warfare and conventional warfare is symbiotic and that contemporary disinformation strategies have been adjusted so that they can benefit from the current circumstances in Ukraine. Ultimately, in this research, I determine that Russian disinformation strategies have evolved since the annexation of Crimea in 2014 and are now altered to align with the Kremlin's aggressive military tactics.
Anotace v angličtině
This paper examines Russian broadcast media's disinformation strategies after the Ukraine invasion in 2022. In the past decade, Russian disinformation has been recognized by scholars and policymakers as a danger to European security and order. And it has made it harder for Europeans to access reliable and factual information. However, much research thus far has been conducted when the war in Ukraine was different in proportion, and where disinformation functioned as the foundation for small-scale military action. Now that the war has evolved, disinformation strategies have evolved with it.
In this paper, I applied Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) to twenty articles from three internationally oriented Russian broadcasters: RT, Sputnik, and TASS. This revealed two major themes in disinformation narratives: positive Self-representation and negative Other-representation. I demonstrate in this research that Russian disinformation is no longer used to hide Russia's direct involvement in Ukraine, but that it is used to present justifications for the invasion and further military actions.
Moreover, the research illustrates that the relationship between information warfare and conventional warfare is symbiotic and that contemporary disinformation strategies have been adjusted so that they can benefit from the current circumstances in Ukraine. Ultimately, in this research, I determine that Russian disinformation strategies have evolved since the annexation of Crimea in 2014 and are now altered to align with the Kremlin's aggressive military tactics.
Klíčová slova
disinformation, Russo-Ukrainian war, information warfare, hybrid warfare, positive Self-representation, negative Other-representation
Klíčová slova v angličtině
disinformation, Russo-Ukrainian war, information warfare, hybrid warfare, positive Self-representation, negative Other-representation
Zásady pro vypracování
The thesis should be between 20.000 and 30.000 words including footnotes but excluding bibliography and annexes; Chicago Referencing; Deadline 1 August 2022. This paper seeks to answer the following research questions: - What are the current disinformation strategies deployed by international Russian broadcasters in the Russo-Ukrainian war of 2022? - How have these strategies changed since the Russian invasion of Crimea in 2014? Through the use of critical discourse analysis, I aim to analyse what disinformation strategies are used by Russian broadcasters to push their narratives about the Russo-Ukrainian war on Western audiences.
Zásady pro vypracování
The thesis should be between 20.000 and 30.000 words including footnotes but excluding bibliography and annexes; Chicago Referencing; Deadline 1 August 2022. This paper seeks to answer the following research questions: - What are the current disinformation strategies deployed by international Russian broadcasters in the Russo-Ukrainian war of 2022? - How have these strategies changed since the Russian invasion of Crimea in 2014? Through the use of critical discourse analysis, I aim to analyse what disinformation strategies are used by Russian broadcasters to push their narratives about the Russo-Ukrainian war on Western audiences.
Seznam doporučené literatury
- Mark Galeotti, The Gerasimov Doctrine and Russian Non-Linear War, In Moscows Shadows (blog), 6 July 2014
- Mark Galeotti, The Mythical Gerasimov Doctrine and the Language of Threat, Critical Studies on Security 7, no. 2 (4 May 2019)
- Keir Giles, Russias New Tools for Confronting the West: Continuity and Innovation in Moscows Exercise of Power, 21 March 2016.
- Agnieszka Legucka, Russian Disinformation: Old Tactics New Narratives, in Disinformation, Narratives and Memory Politics in Russia and Belarus (Routledge, 2022)
- Edward Lucas and Peter Pomeranzev, Winning the Information War (Center for European Policy Analysis, 2 August 2016)
- Peter Pomerantsev and Michael Weiss, The Menace of Unreality: How the Kremlin Weaponizes Information, Culture and Money, 2014,
Seznam doporučené literatury
- Mark Galeotti, The Gerasimov Doctrine and Russian Non-Linear War, In Moscows Shadows (blog), 6 July 2014
- Mark Galeotti, The Mythical Gerasimov Doctrine and the Language of Threat, Critical Studies on Security 7, no. 2 (4 May 2019)
- Keir Giles, Russias New Tools for Confronting the West: Continuity and Innovation in Moscows Exercise of Power, 21 March 2016.
- Agnieszka Legucka, Russian Disinformation: Old Tactics New Narratives, in Disinformation, Narratives and Memory Politics in Russia and Belarus (Routledge, 2022)
- Edward Lucas and Peter Pomeranzev, Winning the Information War (Center for European Policy Analysis, 2 August 2016)
- Peter Pomerantsev and Michael Weiss, The Menace of Unreality: How the Kremlin Weaponizes Information, Culture and Money, 2014,