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Neo-Authoritarian Nation Projection Strategies and Media Events in the 2010s: The Russian Case

2010 年代新威权国家投射策略和媒体事件：俄罗斯案例

基本信息

批准号：
ES/W005565/1
负责人：
Vitaly Kazakov
金额：
$ 11.82万
依托单位：
University of Manchester
依托单位国家：
英国
项目类别：
Fellowship
财政年份：
2021
资助国家：
英国
起止时间：
2021 至无数据
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FW005565%2F1
关键词：
Neo Authoritarian Nation Projection Strategies

项目摘要

My research investigates the nation projection activities of neo-authoritarian states, with a focus on contemporary Russia. The concept of 'nation projection' subsumes classic cultural diplomacy efforts and soft power activities such as the hosting of sport and entertainment events, including the Olympic Games. The term also refers to state-sponsored campaigns of external influence such as Russia's alleged media-driven meddling in the affairs of foreign states. As such, the nation projection activities of neo-authoritarian states are often depicted as 'propaganda' designed to conceal domestic political and economic problems on the one hand and exacerbate social and political tensions in democratic states on the other. The interface between nation projection and high-profile media events is fertile ground for the exploration of how meaning in the contemporary world is co-created by politicians, the media, and the publics. Yet neither the strategies nor the outcomes of the nation projection of illiberal states through media events, from sports tournaments to political campaigns and elections, have been understood adequately. Using contemporary Russia as a case study, my research better informs our understanding of the ways illiberal states communicate with international publics through media events. My work confronts the oversimplistic and outdated perceptions of such efforts as well-coordinated, malicious, and effective 'propaganda' that persist among political and media specialists and members of the public.My PhD thesis on Russia's nation projection through the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games and subsequent work on the research project "Reframing Russia" make an important contribution to addressing these misconceptions. The Fellowship will allow me to consolidate, disseminate, and ensure the impact of my investigation of the field to propose adequate solutions to this research problem. The PDF will also enable me to work with sets of interview and social media data regarding recent media events involving Russia, gathered during my doctoral and postdoctoral work, which I have yet to fully exploit. The Fellowship will enable me to communicate my research findings to a variety of stakeholders, and influence research, decision-making, and perceptions among relevant academics, political advisors and government departments, media specialists and other professional research users, as well as the general public. The outcomes of the Fellowship will prompt a re-evaluation and better understanding of the strategies of attraction employed by contemporary neo-authoritarian states through media events. I will challenge the notion that such events provide a universal template that neo-authoritarian political systems can easily utilise as soft power and regime legitimation tools.I will achieve this goal by writing a book based on my thesis and producing an academic journal article. My work will also include a policy-focused brief targeted for key policy-makers and advisors, and professional development and knowledge exchange visits to the International Olympic Committee's Olympic Studies Centre and the thinktank Play the Game. The Fellowship will also help me connect with researchers working on related topics and share my findings more widely among them. I will grow professionally under the mentorship of world-leading scholars Joseph McGonagle and Stephen Hutchings and have a chance to utilise their networks. The PDF will additionally allow me to develop a proposal for a new research programme on nation projection and its outcomes during media events co-hosted by democratic and neo-authoritarian European states, such as the Pan-European UEFA 2021 Football Championship.Overall, the Fellowship will be invaluable in my transition from doctoral student to emerging leader in the field of nation projection and media events. It will ensure the results of my work to date achieve maximum impact.

我的研究调查了新独裁国家的国家投射活动，重点是当代俄罗斯。“国家投射”的概念包括传统的文化外交努力和软实力活动，如举办体育和娱乐活动，包括奥运会。这个词也指国家支持的外部影响运动，例如俄罗斯所谓的媒体驱动的干涉外国事务。因此，新威权主义国家的国家投射活动往往被描述为“宣传”，一方面旨在掩盖国内政治和经济问题，另一方面加剧民主国家的社会和政治紧张局势。国家投射和高调的媒体事件之间的界面是探索当代世界的意义是如何由政治家，媒体和公众共同创造的肥沃土壤。然而，从体育赛事到政治运动和选举，通过媒体事件对不自由国家进行国家投射的策略和结果都没有得到充分的理解。使用当代俄罗斯作为案例研究，我的研究更好地告知我们的方式不自由的国家通过媒体事件与国际公众沟通的理解。我的工作面临着政治和媒体专家以及公众对这种努力的过度简单化和过时的看法，即协调良好，恶意和有效的“宣传”。我的博士论文关于俄罗斯通过索契2014年奥运会的国家规划以及随后的研究项目“重构俄罗斯”的工作为解决这些误解做出了重要贡献。奖学金将使我能够巩固，传播，并确保我的调查领域的影响，提出适当的解决方案，这一研究问题。PDF还将使我能够处理关于最近涉及俄罗斯的媒体事件的采访和社交媒体数据集，这些数据是在我的博士和博士后工作期间收集的，我还没有充分利用。奖学金将使我能够将我的研究成果传达给各种利益相关者，并影响研究，决策，以及相关学者，政治顾问和政府部门，媒体专家和其他专业研究用户以及公众的看法。该奖学金的成果将促使重新评估和更好地理解当代新威权主义国家通过媒体活动所采用的吸引力战略。我将挑战这样一种观念，即这些事件提供了一个通用的模板，新威权主义政治体系可以很容易地利用它作为软实力和政权合法化的工具。我将根据我的论文写一本书，并发表一篇学术期刊文章，以实现这一目标。我的工作还将包括针对主要政策制定者和顾问的以政策为重点的简报，以及对国际奥委会奥林匹克研究中心和智囊团Play the Game的专业发展和知识交流访问。奖学金还将帮助我与从事相关主题的研究人员建立联系，并在他们之间更广泛地分享我的发现。我将在世界领先的学者约瑟夫·麦格和斯蒂芬·哈钦斯的指导下专业成长，并有机会利用他们的网络。PDF还将允许我制定一个新的研究计划，在民主和新威权主义欧洲国家共同主办的媒体活动期间，国家投影及其结果的建议，例如泛欧UEFA 2021足球锦标赛。总体而言，奖学金将是我从博士生过渡到国家投影和媒体活动领域的新兴领导者的宝贵机会。它将确保我迄今为止的工作成果产生最大的影响。