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The ethics of countering digital propaganda
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How can a state react to being a target of disinformation activities by another state without losing the moral ground that it seeks to protect? This essay argues that the concept of moral authority offers an original framework for addressing this dilemma. As a power resource, moral authority enables an actor to have its arguments treated with priority by others and to build support for its actions, but only as long as its behavior does not deviate from certain moral expectations. To develop m...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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(Preview, Accepted manuscript, pdf, 89.3KB, Terms of use)
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- 10.1017/S0892679418000436
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- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- Journal:
- Ethics and International Affairs More from this journal
- Volume:
- 32
- Issue:
- 3
- Pages:
- 305-315
- Publication date:
- 2018-08-29
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1747-7093
- ISSN:
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0892-6794
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pubs:918786
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918786
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2018-11-09
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- Copyright holder:
- Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs
- Copyright date:
- 2018
- Notes:
- Copyright © 2018 Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs. This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from Cambridge University Press at: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0892679418000436
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