Zewnętrzna ingerencja w wybory jako problem bezpieczeństwa międzynarodowego
Foreign Electoral Intervention as a Problem of International Security
Author(s): Piotr ŚledźSubject(s): Electoral systems
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Scholar Sp. z o.o.
Keywords: Foreign electoral intervention; political security; cybersecurity; propaganda; disinformation; fake news; post-truth; microtargeting; big data
Summary/Abstract: The main goal of the article is to consider whether there are sufficient premisesto perceive the issue of foreign electoral intervention as a problem of international security (in the meaning of the concept of political dimension of security)in relation to contemporary political realities. The problem is analyzed on thebasis of circumstances related to the activity of Russian entities accompanyingthe referendum on the membership of the United Kingdom in the European Union(2016) as well as the presidential elections in the US (2016) and France (2017). Thesecondary objective of the paper is to present the spectrum of means and methodsused to conduct activity aimed at attempting to influence the elections’ result, withparticular emphasis on ICT and using the cyberspace (including social media) as wellas an attempt to define key concepts emerging in this context in the public space.
Journal: Stosunki Międzynarodowe
- Issue Year: 54/2018
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 113-135
- Page Count: 23
- Language: Polish