International politics of communication : representing community in a globalizing world / Alan Chong.

Format:

Book

Manuscript

Author/Creator:

Chong, Alan.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Information society--Politics and government.

Non-state actors (International relations).

Globalization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (457 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2025.

Summary:

In an era of globalization, international communication constantly takes place across borders, defying sovereign control as it influences opinion. While diplomacy between states is the visible face of international relations, this "informal diplomacy" is usually less visible but no less powerful. Information politics can be found in propaganda, Internet politics, educational exchanges, tourism, and even popular film. The International Politics of Communication examines this informational dimension of international politics, investigating how information is generated, conveyed through channels, and directed specifically at audiences. While citizens are often portrayed as faithfully loyal supporters and beneficiaries of the modern nation-state--a fiction supported by passports, identification papers, and other notarized credentials--they are subject to the pulls of loyalty from transnational tribal affiliations, mythological and historical narratives of ethnicity, as well as the transcendental claims of religion and philosophy. Increasingly, social media also enchants non-state individuals, providing new virtual communities as the center of loyalties rather than national affiliations. By reinterpreting taken-for-granted concepts in journalism, media, political economy, nationalism, development, and propaganda as information politics, this book prepares serious-minded scholars, citizens, politicians, and social activists everywhere to understand the power plays in international communication and use alternatives to begin transforming power relations.

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Title from eBook information screen..

Includes bibliographical references (pages 391-420) and index.

CC BY-NC-ND

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ISBN:

9780472904921

0472904922

OCLC:

1458653196

Access Restriction:

Open Access Unrestricted online access