Social media: a backdoor for foreign interference in elections: a paired-comparison between 2016 presidential election in the United States and 2017 presidential election in France

Maurin-Bonini, Jeanne (A.A. 2021/2022) Social media: a backdoor for foreign interference in elections: a paired-comparison between 2016 presidential election in the United States and 2017 presidential election in France. Tesi di Laurea in The international relations of Europe, Luiss Guido Carli, relatore Michele Sorice, pp. 154. [Master's Degree Thesis]

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Abstract/Index

Studying emerging threats on cyberspace: variety of research and contribution of the comparative method. A growing interest in cyberspace: from flourishing literature to States' implication. A multifaceted topic: various arguments at the intersection of various fields of study. A multidisciplinary and comparatist approach: bringing new insights to the existing literature. Understanding foreign interference on social media-processes and motives of information manipulation during American and French presidential elections. Social media: an unregulated environment particulary vulnerable to information manipulation. Techniques and processes of information manipulation in the US and france. Drivers of information manipulation through social media: a foreign policy tool with more than one political objective. Responding to election interference through social media: varyng approaches and potential improvements. How the US and France responded to information manipulation. Going beyond: a multidimensional response encompassing various actors. Questioning and justifying the necessity to take action.

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Bibliografia: pp. 107-118.

Thesis Type: Master's Degree Thesis
Institution: Luiss Guido Carli
Degree Program: Master's Degree Programs > Master's Degree Program in International Relations (LM-52)
Chair: The international relations of Europe
Thesis Supervisor: Sorice, Michele
Thesis Co-Supervisor: Bruni, Domenico Maria
Academic Year: 2021/2022
Session: Autumn
Deposited by: Alessandro Perfetti
Date Deposited: 31 Jan 2023 11:31
Last Modified: 31 Jan 2023 11:31
URI: https://tesi.luiss.it/id/eprint/34856

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