1st Edition

Memetic War Online Resistance in Ukraine

By Tine Munk Copyright 2024
200 Pages 95 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

200 Pages 95 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

200 Pages 95 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Memetic War analyses memetic warfare included in cyber war and aims to develop a framework for understanding the parameters included in utilising this concept in Ukraine as a part of civic resistance. In the Ukrainian war, an informal defence tactic has developed to uphold the information flow about the war and to debunk Russia’s communications. The war has enhanced the visibility of... Read more

Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2. Tensions and False Justifications: Escalation of Events

Chapter 3. War and Warfare: The Online Environment as a Facilitator for War

Chapter 4. Memetic War: Resistance and Actors

Chapter 5. Memetic Warfare: Communication as a Weapon

Chapter 6. Concluding Remarks – Strategic Considerations

Biography

Tine Munk is a Senior Lecturer in the Criminology and Criminal Justice Department at Nottingham Trent University, UK. Tine predominantly teaches and researches cybercrime and cybersecurity. Her overarching research interest is cybercrimes in a political context, focusing on these crimes’ power, responses, and impacts.