PROPAGANDA AND POSTHEROISM IN RUSSIA’S INVASION OF UKRAINE. A MEDITATION AROUND CONFLICT AS AN IMAGINED COMMUNITY
PROPAGANDA AND POSTHEROISM IN RUSSIA’S INVASION OF UKRAINE. A MEDITATION AROUND CONFLICT AS AN IMAGINED COMMUNITY
Author(s): Silviu PetreSubject(s): Communication studies, Government/Political systems, International relations/trade, Security and defense, Peace and Conflict Studies, Russian Aggression against Ukraine
Published by: Editura Universitatii din Oradea
Keywords: Russia; Ukraine; postheroic warfare; imagined community;
Summary/Abstract: The post Cold War euphoria pervaded also strategic studies with the belief that future wars will be waged in a postheroic manner, to take Edward Luttwak' s famous catchphrase- technological intensive and almost cost free in human lives, they hailed the promise of delivering swift victories for industrialized nations. Our article issue a critique based on the sociology of Émile Durkheim and Georg Simmel and embeds postheroism in a wider notion called "war as an imagined community" arguing that postheroic operations work to the extent they are limited and cover in a solid narrative, both for the international community as well as for the impatient home public. The case studied here is the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian war started in February 2022.
Journal: Analele Universităţii din Oradea. Relaţii Internationale şi Studii Europene (RISE)
- Issue Year: 14/2022
- Issue No: 14
- Page Range: 79-100
- Page Count: 22
- Language: English
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