Title
Portrait of liberal chaos: RT’s antagonistic strategic narration about the Netherlands
Author
Hoyle, A.
van den Berg, H.
Doosje, B.
Kitzen, M.
Publication year
2021
Abstract
Hostile political actors can use antagonistic strategic narration as a means of marring the image of targeted states in the international arena. The current article presents a content analysis of narratives about the Netherlands that were published by Russian state-sponsored media outlet RT between 2018 and 2020, capturing a period of heightened tension between the states. The authors distil and describe six overarching narratives used to portray the Netherlands as a state of liberal chaos. They analyse them using a framework of strategies underpinning Russian state-sponsored media’s narration, and interpret their strategic functions within the context of recent Dutch–Russian relations. Finally, they provide directions for future research, such as expanding on nuances within Russian media’s negative portrayals of different states or exploring the possible psychological responses this narration may elicit in the Dutch domestic audience. © The Author(s) 2021.
Subject
Antagonistic narrative strategies
Malign information influence
Russia
Strategic narratives
the Netherlands
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/17506352211064705
TNO identifier
963629
Source
Media, War and Conflict, December 29
Document type
article