{"product_id":"russia-disinformation-and-the-liberal-order-rt-as-populist-pariah-hardcover","title":"Russia, Disinformation, and the Liberal Order: Rt as Populist Pariah - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen Hutchings\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eVera Tolz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePrecious Chatterje-Doody\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThrough the prism of the first comprehensive account of RT, the Kremlin's primary tool of foreign propaganda, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRussia, Disinformation and the Liberal Order \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003esheds new light on the provenance and nature of disinformation's threat to democracy.\u003c\/b\u003e Interrogating the communications strategies pursued by authoritarian states and grassroots populist movements, the book reveals the interlinked nature of today's global media-politics pathologies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephen Hutchings, Vera Tolz, Precious Chatterje-Doody, Rhys Crilley, and Marie Gillespie provide a systematic investigation into RT's history, institutional culture, and journalistic ethos; its activities across multiple languages and media platforms; its audience-targeting strategies and audiences' engagements with it; and its response to the war in Ukraine and associated bans on the network. The authors' analysis challenges commonplace notions of disinformation as something that Russia brings to the West, where passive publics are duped by the Kremlin's communications machine, and reveals the reciprocal processes through which Russia and disinformation infiltrate and challenge the liberal order. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRussia, Disinformation and the Liberal Order\u003c\/i\u003e provides provocative insights into the nature and extent of the challenge that Russia's propaganda operation poses to the West. The authors contend that the challenge will be met only if liberals reflect on liberalism's own internal tensions and blind spots and defend the values of open-minded impartiality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephen Hutchings is Professor of Russian Studies at the University of Manchester.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVera Tolz is Sir William Mather Professor of Russian Studies at the University of Manchester.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrecious Chatterje-Doody is a Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Studies at The Open University.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRhys Crilley is a Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Glasgow.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarie Gillespie is Professor of Sociology at the Open University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 342\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52634482016563,"sku":"9781501777639","price":105.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/UESUZHUkAk9781501777639.webp?v=1762246428","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/russia-disinformation-and-the-liberal-order-rt-as-populist-pariah-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}