Assessing Russia’s information warfare in Ukraine (2013-2015) : the role of RT/Russia Today and Sputnik in disinformation campaigns targeting international audiences

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Autor(a) principal: Rodrigues, Maria Inês Ferreira
Data de Publicação: 2023
Tipo de documento: Dissertação
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/45661
Resumo: The annexation of Crimea and the Pro-Russian insurgency that took place in the Donbass between 2013 and 2015 have generated academic debate around the concepts of information warfare and disinformation. Aware of Russia’s status as a materially declining power struggling to compete with Western military, and conscious about the significant impact information could have in shaping the outcome of a conflict, Putin developed a strong disinformation apparatus capable of deceiving states, politicians and societies at large. This dissertation proposes to study the contribution of Russia Today (RT hereafter) and Sputnik, two outward-looking, English-language news website which are known to be under the influence of the Kremlin, in the dissemination of falsehoods. The goal is to understand whether the news coverage of these outlets intentionally followed the Russian official recount of events, even when it was evidently untrue. The application of the content analysis methodology in this dissertation, in which over 200 news pieces were monitored and analysed, revealed that RT and Sputnik disseminated a total of 13 false narratives which had been created by Putin and Russian officials. This dissertation makes use of Barry Buzan, Ole Wæver and Jaap de Wilde’s Securitization theory to explain how information entered the military doctrine of the Russian Federation and how it, ultimately, became a conflict domain.
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spelling Assessing Russia’s information warfare in Ukraine (2013-2015) : the role of RT/Russia Today and Sputnik in disinformation campaigns targeting international audiencesInformation warfareDisinformationSputnikRTRussia TodaySecuritization theoryGuerra de informaçãoDesinformaçãoTeoria de securitizaçãoDomínio/Área Científica::Ciências Sociais::Ciências PolíticasThe annexation of Crimea and the Pro-Russian insurgency that took place in the Donbass between 2013 and 2015 have generated academic debate around the concepts of information warfare and disinformation. Aware of Russia’s status as a materially declining power struggling to compete with Western military, and conscious about the significant impact information could have in shaping the outcome of a conflict, Putin developed a strong disinformation apparatus capable of deceiving states, politicians and societies at large. This dissertation proposes to study the contribution of Russia Today (RT hereafter) and Sputnik, two outward-looking, English-language news website which are known to be under the influence of the Kremlin, in the dissemination of falsehoods. The goal is to understand whether the news coverage of these outlets intentionally followed the Russian official recount of events, even when it was evidently untrue. The application of the content analysis methodology in this dissertation, in which over 200 news pieces were monitored and analysed, revealed that RT and Sputnik disseminated a total of 13 false narratives which had been created by Putin and Russian officials. This dissertation makes use of Barry Buzan, Ole Wæver and Jaap de Wilde’s Securitization theory to explain how information entered the military doctrine of the Russian Federation and how it, ultimately, became a conflict domain.A anexação da Crimeia e a subsequente insurgência pró-Russa que decorreu no Donbass entre 2013 e 2015 geraram debate académico em torno dos conceitos de guerra de informação e desinformação. Ciente da condição da Rússia enquanto potência decadente incapaz de competir militarmente com o Ocidente, e consciente do impacto que a informação possui na determinação do resultado de um conflito, Putin desenvolveu um forte aparato de desinformação capaz de manipular Estados, políticos e sociedades. A presente dissertação propõe-se a estudar o contributo da Russia Today (RT doravante) e do Sputnik – dois websites de notícias internacionais conhecidos por estarem sob a influência do Kremlin – na disseminação de notícias falsas. O objetivo desta investigação passa por compreender se a cobertura noticiosa destes meios de comunicação reproduziu a narrativa oficial do Estado russo em torno do conflito e dos seus diferentes eventos, mesmo quando esta era evidentemente falsa. A aplicação da metodologia de análise de conteúdo na presente dissertação, na qual foram monitoradas e analisadas mais de 200 notícias, revelou que RT e Sputnik disseminaram um total de 13 narrativas falsas criadas por Putin e pela elite governativa russa. Esta dissertação emprega a teoria da Securitização de Barry Buzan, Ole Wæver e Jaap de Wilde para explicar como a informação integrou na doutrina militar da Federação Russa e como esta se tornou um domínio de conflito.Duque, RaquelVeritati - Repositório Institucional da Universidade Católica PortuguesaRodrigues, Maria Inês Ferreira2024-07-04T14:22:12Z2024-03-182023-122024-03-18T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesisapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/45661TID:203654838enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2024-09-06T12:47:55Zoai:repositorio.ucp.pt:10400.14/45661Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openairemluisa.alvim@gmail.comopendoar:71602024-09-06T12:47:55Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Assessing Russia’s information warfare in Ukraine (2013-2015) : the role of RT/Russia Today and Sputnik in disinformation campaigns targeting international audiences
title Assessing Russia’s information warfare in Ukraine (2013-2015) : the role of RT/Russia Today and Sputnik in disinformation campaigns targeting international audiences
spellingShingle Assessing Russia’s information warfare in Ukraine (2013-2015) : the role of RT/Russia Today and Sputnik in disinformation campaigns targeting international audiences
Rodrigues, Maria Inês Ferreira
Information warfare
Disinformation
Sputnik
RT
Russia Today
Securitization theory
Guerra de informação
Desinformação
Teoria de securitização
Domínio/Área Científica::Ciências Sociais::Ciências Políticas
title_short Assessing Russia’s information warfare in Ukraine (2013-2015) : the role of RT/Russia Today and Sputnik in disinformation campaigns targeting international audiences
title_full Assessing Russia’s information warfare in Ukraine (2013-2015) : the role of RT/Russia Today and Sputnik in disinformation campaigns targeting international audiences
title_fullStr Assessing Russia’s information warfare in Ukraine (2013-2015) : the role of RT/Russia Today and Sputnik in disinformation campaigns targeting international audiences
title_full_unstemmed Assessing Russia’s information warfare in Ukraine (2013-2015) : the role of RT/Russia Today and Sputnik in disinformation campaigns targeting international audiences
title_sort Assessing Russia’s information warfare in Ukraine (2013-2015) : the role of RT/Russia Today and Sputnik in disinformation campaigns targeting international audiences
author Rodrigues, Maria Inês Ferreira
author_facet Rodrigues, Maria Inês Ferreira
author_role author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Duque, Raquel
Veritati - Repositório Institucional da Universidade Católica Portuguesa
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Rodrigues, Maria Inês Ferreira
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Information warfare
Disinformation
Sputnik
RT
Russia Today
Securitization theory
Guerra de informação
Desinformação
Teoria de securitização
Domínio/Área Científica::Ciências Sociais::Ciências Políticas
topic Information warfare
Disinformation
Sputnik
RT
Russia Today
Securitization theory
Guerra de informação
Desinformação
Teoria de securitização
Domínio/Área Científica::Ciências Sociais::Ciências Políticas
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