The Anti-War/Peace Movement in Britain and the Conditions of Information War

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4445467
AutoresJenny Pickerill (0000-0002-2070-705X, University of Leicester), Frank Webster (0000-0002-7318-7713, City, University of London)
Año2006
Volumen20
Número4
Páginas407-423
Fecha de publicación2006-12-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Relations (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0047-1178 • E-ISSN: 1741-2862
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0047117806069402
OpenAlexW2153469859
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas14
Referencias citadas8

Using the concept of Information War we explore the conditions and mediation of contemporary war. Examples from British anti-war and peace movements are then employed to better understand the importance of 'symbolic struggles', focusing on the importance of the internet in recent opposition to wars. These examples signify a shift away from the era where the mediation of war could be closely controlled towards one where the influences of journalists and public opinion are more ambiguous and uncertain. While there is little doubt that those who wage war remain powerful and superior, their need to seek legitimacy amongst their publics, together with the use of new media, provide an environment through which voices of dissent can more easily be amplified

Dissent · Legitimacy · Media studies · Mediation · Opposition (politics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Public opinion · Sociology · Spanish Civil War · Global Security and Public Health · Irish and British Studies · Law · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence