Affiliation:
1. I Department of Media and Communication Studies, Södertörn University , Södertörn Sweden
2. II Institute For Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Helsinki , Helsinki Finland
Abstract
ABSTRACT
In this introductory article, we discuss the rise of the “classical” theories of propaganda, starting with an historical exposé of the concept, which traces its roots and trajectory through the field of academic analysis. Propaganda is then discussed in relation to other adjacent concepts such as soft power, public diplomacy, nation branding, fake news, and so on. In a third section, the concept of propaganda is discussed in relation to the present datafied world, marked by various forms of crises – of democracy and of the environment, for example. In the last section, the articles included in this themed issue are presented and related to the preceding historical and conceptual discussion.
Subject
Materials Chemistry,Economics and Econometrics,Media Technology,Forestry
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