'Political technology' is a Russian term for the professional
engineering of politics. It has turned Russian politics into theatre
and propaganda, and metastasised to take over foreign policy and
weaponise history. The war against Ukraine is one outcome. In the
West, spin doctors and political consultants do more than influence
media or run campaigns: they have also helped build parallel universes
of alternative political reality. Hungary has used political
technology to dismantle democracy. The BJP in India has used it to
consolidate unprecedented power. Different countries learn from each
other. Some types of political technology have become notorious, like
troll farms or data mining; but there is now a global wholesale
industry selling a range of manipulation techniques, from astroturfing
to fake parties to propaganda apps. This book shows that 'political
technology' is about much more than online disinformation: it is about
whole new industries of political engineering.
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The Globalisation of Political Manipulation
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ISBN
9781009355315
Publisert
2023
Utgiver
Cambridge University Press
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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