ISP Post-Doctoral Research Fellow Dr. Kiril Avramov has assembled a reading list for graduate students interested in the topics of Propaganda and Influence and Disinformation and Information Warfare.
Propaganda and Influence
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion
Cialdini R. (2006), New York: Harper Business.
Propaganda: The Formation of Men’s Attitudes
Ellul, J. (1973), Vintage.
Propaganda and Persuasion
Jewett, G.S., & O’Donnell, V. (2014), Sage.
Strategic Influence: Public Diplomacy, Counterpropoganda, and Political Warfare
Waller, M. (2008), Institute of World Politics.
Propaganda, Power and Persuasion: From World War I to Wikileaks
Welsh, D. (2014), I.B. Tauris.
Disinformation and Information Wars
The World Was Going Our Way: The KGB and the Battle for the Third World
Andrew, C. (2006), New York: Basic Books.
Networks and Netwars: The Future of Terror, Crime and Militancy
Arquilla, J & Ronfeldt, D. (200), RAND.
Narrative Landmines: Rumors, Islamist Extremism, and the Struggle for Strategic Influence
Bernardi, L et al. (2012), Rutgers University Press.
The KGB and Soviet Disinformation: An Insider’s View
Bittman, L. (1985). Washington, Pergamon-Brassey’s.
Rumor Psychology: Social and Organizational Approaches
DiFonzo, N. & Bordia, P. (2006), American Psychological Association.
Conspiracy Theories: Secrecy and Power in American Culture
Fenster, M. (2008), University of Minnesota Press.
Psychological Operations: The Soviet Challenge
Gordon, J. (1988), Westview Press.
Master Narratives of Islamic Extremism
Halverson, J et al. (2011), Palsgrave Macmillan.
Putin’s Propaganda Machine: Soft Power and Russian Foreign Policy
Harpen, Marcel van (2015), Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield.
Global Information Warfare: The New Digital Battlefield
Jones, A. et al. (2016), Taylor & Francis.
The First Directorate: My 32 Years in Intelligence and Espionage Against the West
Kluging, O. (1994), New York: St. Martin’s Press.
Psychological Warfare, 2nd Edition
Linebarger, L.M.A. (2015), Duel, Sloan and Pearce.
Behavioral Conflict: Why Understanding People and their Motives will Prove Decisive in Future Conflicts
Mackay, A. & Tatham, S. (2011), Books Express Publishing.
U.S. Military Information Operations in Afghanistan: Effectiveness of Psychological Operations 2001-2010
Munoz, A. (2012), RAND.
War in 140 Characters
Patrikarakos, D. (2017), New York: Basic Books.
Northing is True and Everything is Possible: The Surreal Heart of New Russia
Pomerantzev, P. (2014), Hachette Book Group.
Disinformation
Rychlak, R. & Pacepa, I. (2013), WND Books.
Political Warfare Against the Kremlin
Schwartz, L. (2009), Palgrave Macmillan.
Warriors of Disinformation: American Propaganda, Soviet Lies, and the Wining of the Cold War, an Insider’s Account
Snyder, A. (1995), New York: Arcade Publishing.
Messing with the Enemy: Surviving in a Social Media World of Hackers, Terrorists, Russians, and Fake News
Watts, C. (2018), Harper-Collins.
Fortress Russia: Conspiracy Theories in Post-Soviet Russia
Yablokov, I. (2018), Polity.