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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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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1017/S0892679418000436

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
SSD
Department:
International Development
Oxford college:
St Cross College
Role:
Author
ORCID:
0000-0003-3609-4240
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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EISSN:
1747-7093
ISSN:
0892-6794
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Pubs id:
pubs:918786
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uuid:8758f420-c1ce-42ab-b547-6d9d36e2ec0d
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pubs:918786
Source identifiers:
918786
Deposit date:
2018-11-09

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