Original title: Informační válka a politika hrozeb: Analýza ruské informační války v Německu a její vnímání německými politiky
Translated title: Information Warfare and the Politics of Threats: An analysis of Russian Information Warfare on Germany and its Perception by German politicians
Authors: Mehrer, Angela ; Ludvík, Jan (advisor) ; Bahenský, Vojtěch (referee)
Document type: Master’s theses
Year: 2020
Language: eng
Abstract: The master thesis analyses the perception of Information Warfare and Russia among German politicians. By using the Qualitative Content Analysis by Schreier, speeches given in the German Bundestag relating to Information Warfare, and Russia were analyzed from January 2015 until December 2018. Using International Relations (IR) theories and political psychological approaches, a theoretical framework was developed in order to determine factors which have an impact on the perception of politicians. The thesis divides this perception into three categories - friend, partner, and threat. Each category is analyzed in depth resulting in support for two of the four hypotheses. The thesis demonstrates that it is not only the political orientation, but also economic interests which determine if a state and its warfare tactics are perceived as a danger. Moreover, the deductive part of the analysis reveals that Russia's behavior which can be perceived as aggressive, irrational, and power-seeking, also determines whether the regime is perceived as threatening. Information Warfare per se is no issue of concern in the Bundestag. However, information warfare tactics such as disinformation campaigns, the spread of fake news and propaganda, and Russia's meddling in western politics are perceived as a danger to...
Keywords: disinformation; Germany; Information Warfare; qualitative content analysis; Russia; threat perception

Institution: Charles University Faculties (theses) (web)
Document availability information: Available in the Charles University Digital Repository.
Original record: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11956/122152

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