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Persuasion and Propaganda in War and Terrorism

Persuasion and Propaganda in War and Terrorism

Thomas Steinfatt, Dana Janbek
Copyright: © 2016 |Pages: 23
ISBN13: 9781522501565|ISBN10: 1522501568|EISBN13: 9781522501572
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0156-5.ch002
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Steinfatt, Thomas, and Dana Janbek. "Persuasion and Propaganda in War and Terrorism." Combating Violent Extremism and Radicalization in the Digital Era, edited by Majeed Khader, et al., IGI Global, 2016, pp. 16-38. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0156-5.ch002

APA

Steinfatt, T. & Janbek, D. (2016). Persuasion and Propaganda in War and Terrorism. In M. Khader, L. Neo, G. Ong, E. Mingyi, & J. Chin (Eds.), Combating Violent Extremism and Radicalization in the Digital Era (pp. 16-38). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0156-5.ch002

Chicago

Steinfatt, Thomas, and Dana Janbek. "Persuasion and Propaganda in War and Terrorism." In Combating Violent Extremism and Radicalization in the Digital Era, edited by Majeed Khader, et al., 16-38. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2016. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0156-5.ch002

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Abstract

This chapter focuses on the use of propaganda during times of war, prejudice, and political unrest. Part one distinguishes between persuasion and one of its forms, propaganda. The meaning-in-use of the term ‘propaganda' is essential to understanding its use over time. Part two presents relevant examples of propaganda from the past several centuries in the United States and Europe. These examples include episodes from World War I and II, among others. Propaganda is not a new tool of persuasion, and learning about its use in the past provides a comparison that helps in understanding its use in the present and future. Part three looks at recent examples of how propaganda occurs in actual use in online terrorist mediums by Al-Qaeda and by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).

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