Current problems of Europe

The communication mechanisms in anti-terrorist and terrorist discourse in Italy (2000–2013)

Базаркина Д.Ю.

Bazarkina D.Y. – candidate of sciences (Ph.D in History), Assistant professor in the Sholokhov Moscow State University for Humanities at the Faculty of Journalism, Associated researcher at the Communication Management Centre in the Russian-German Graduate School of Management at the Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration.

Abstract

Author focuses on the terrorist activity in Italy and the communication strategies of Italian terrorist organizations. The influence of the terrorist propaganda, use of the terrorist act as a communication means and other mechanisms of communication on public opinion in the country are analyzed. The communication strategies of Italian law enforcement agencies in the counter-terrorist struggle are also researched.

Keywords

Italy, terrorism, far-left, war on terror, «Informal Anarchist Federation», «Red Brigades», communication, crisis, communication management.

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