Understanding Authoritarian Information Manipulation and Dissemination (two-day conference)
Please join us on November 7 and 8 for this upcoming conference: Understanding Authoritarian Information Manipulation and Dissemination.
About the conference
This conference aims to provide new conceptual, methodological and empirical insights into the mechanisms by which authoritarian regimes and actors undermine trustworthiness in democratic processes and institutions of other countries.
The focus of the conference is to learn from different applied conceptual frameworks and methodologies to shed empirical light on the (digital) strategies used to manipulate democratic narratives, attitudes, and politics. The conference will inform the design of future research and provide much-needed understanding of the complex dissemination of authoritarianism by governments, non-state actors, state-sponsored actors, and political parties/organisations across the world.
The conference especially aims to examine the complexities surrounding the transnational propagation of misinformation and disinformation, investigating its impact on societies, diasporas, politics, and cultures worldwide.
We encourage contributions that shed light on this phenomenon across various disciplines and regional contexts. The proliferation and (mis)use of new technologies, directed at manipulating public sentiment, open up new avenues for interdisciplinary investigations into the transnational and international dimensions. Consequently, we pose inquiries into how state actors, those influenced or sponsored by states, and non-state entities manipulate public opinion and sentiments in other countries via digital technologies, polarise societies, and undermine trust in democratic institutions. While extant research has predominantly focused on China and Russia, our conference seeks to glean insights from well-established case studies, including their methodologies, to broaden the scope of research into lesser-explored contexts, where authoritarianism and transnational repression are more subtle.
This conference will be hybrid: held both online and at Deakin’s Burwood Campus on 7–8 November 2024. Successful papers will need to submit a draft of 4000 words no later than 21 October to be shared with the discussants and chairs for each panel.
Understanding Authoritarian Information Manipulation and Dissemination
Thursday 7 and Friday 8 November 2024, 9am–5pm
Deakin Burwood Corporate Centre (BCC) and online
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