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05044aam a2200493 i 4500 001 DF2C014A141211EF8F56A7732FECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240517010047 008 230310t20232023mdu b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2023009309 020 $a 1421448041 020 $a 9781421448046 035 $a (OCoLC)1371015003 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCF $d UKMGB $d JHE $d YDX $d OCLCA $d OCLCO $d PLL $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a JC480 $b .D434 2023 082 00 $a 320.53 $2 23/eng/20230329 084 $a POL042030 $a POL042030 $2 bisacsh 245 00 $a Defending democracy in an age of sharp power / $c edited by William J. Dobson, Tarek Masoud, and Christopher Walker. 264 1 $a Baltimore : $b Johns Hopkins University Press, $c 2023. 300 $a viii, 217 pages ; $c 23 cm. 490 1 $a A journal of democracy book 520 $a "This contributed volume will deepen our understanding of how sharp power is reforging international politics"-- $c Provided by publisher. 520 $a "Explores how authoritarian regimes are deploying "sharp power" to undermine democracies from within by weaponizing universities, institutions, media, technology, and entertainment industries.The world's dictators are no longer content with shoring up control over their own populations-they are now exploiting the openness of the free world to spread disinformation, sow discord, and suppress dissent. In Defending Democracy in an Age of Sharp Power, editors William J. Dobson, Tarek Masoud, and Christopher Walker bring together leading analysts to explain how the world's authoritarians are attempting to erode the pillars of democratic societies-and what we can do about it. Popular media, entertainment industries, universities, the tech world, and even critical political institutions are being manipulated by dictators who advance their regimes' interests by weakening democracies from within. Autocrats' use of "sharp power" constitutes one of the gravest threats to liberal, representative government today. The optimistic, early twenty-first-century narrative of how globalization, the spread of the internet, and the rise of social media would lead to liberalization everywhere is now giving way to the realization that these same forces provide inroads to those wishing to snuff out democracy at the source. And while autocrats can do much to wall their societies off from democratic and liberal influences, free societies have not yet fully grasped how they can resist the threat of sharp power while preserving their fundamental openness and freedom.Far from offering a counsel of despair, the international contributors in this collection identify the considerable resources that democracy provides for blunting sharp power's edge. With careful case studies of successful resistance efforts in such countries as Australia, the Czech Republic, and Taiwan, this book offers an urgent message for anyone concerned with the defense of democracy in the twenty-first century.Contributors: Ketty W. Chen, Sarah Cook, William J. Dobson, John Fitzgerald, Martin Hala, Samantha Hoffman, Aynne Kokas, Edward Lucas, Tarek Masoud, Nadege Rolland, Ruslan Stefanov, Glenn Tiffert, Martin Vladimirov, Christopher Walker"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 00 $g Index. $g Introduction -- $g Part one : $t Conclusion : sharp power and the threat to democracy / $g 1. $t The authoritarian assault on knowledge / $r Christopher Walker -- $g 2. $t How autocrats undermine media freedom / $r Edward Lucas -- $g 3. $t How Beijing runs the show in Hollywood / $r Aynne Kokas -- $g 4. $t The Kremlin playbook for Latin America / $r Ruslin Stefanov and Martin Vladimirov -- $g 5. $t China's tech-enhanced authoritarianism / $r Samantha Hoffman -- $g 6. $t China's pandemic power play / $r Nadege Rolland -- $g Part two : $t Blunting sharp power's edge -- $g 7. $t Transparency wins in Europe / $r Martin Hala -- $g 8. $t Taiwan's democracy under fire / $r Ketty W. Chen -- $g 9. $t How Australia's civil society led the way / $r John Fitzgerald -- $g 10. $t Countering Beijing's media manipulation / $r Sarah Cook -- $g 11. $t Conclusion : sharp power and the threat to democracy / $r Christopher Walker -- $g About the authors -- $g Index. 650 0 $a Authoritarianism. 650 0 $a Democracy. 650 0 $a Power (Social sciences) 650 6 $a Autoritarisme. 650 6 $a Pouvoir (Sciences sociales) 650 7 $a POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Fascism & Totalitarianism. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a Authoritarianism $2 fast 650 7 $a Democracy $2 fast 650 7 $a Power (Social sciences) $2 fast 700 1 $a Dobson, William J., $e editor. 700 1 $a Masoud, Tarek E., $e editor. 700 1 $a Walker, Christopher, $d 1964- $e editor. 776 08 $i ebook version : $z 9781421448053 830 0 $a Journal of democracy book 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20240517012352.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=DF2C014A141211EF8F56A7732FECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search