Making Russian fake news public enemy number one: How fakes become a real threat

dc.contributor.advisor	Eimer, T.R.
dc.contributor.author	Weyn, T
dc.date.issued	2017-12-16
dc.description.abstract	Russian fake news (RFN) has been characterized as a grave threat to European states by EU decision makers and elites (EUDME) requiring far reaching solutions. I argue that this reaction to RFN by EUDME is massively disproportionate to the actual threat it poses. Securitization theory offers the ability to read against the grain and interpret the reaction by European decision makers and elites and understand motives and interests. Through the convergence of actors with their interests in structures of power relations, a structure of securitization is created from which discourse, tools and practices emerge. The securitization framework offers a clear understanding of the motivations, interests, power, incentives and struggles that occur in a structure of RFN securitization. Through the expansion and linking of the structure to other security issues, actors are able to achieve what would otherwise be nearly impossible	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://theses.ubn.ru.nl/handle/123456789/5517
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.thesis.faculty	Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen	en_US
dc.thesis.specialisation	International Relations	en_US
dc.thesis.studyprogramme	Master Political Science	en_US
dc.thesis.type	Master	en_US
dc.title	Making Russian fake news public enemy number one: How fakes become a real threat	en_US

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