Signs of Expansion from the East in Lithuanian Information Space Cover Image

Ekspansijos iš Rytų apraiškos Lietuvos informacinėje erdvėje
Signs of Expansion from the East in Lithuanian Information Space

Author(s): Nerijus Maliukevičius
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Vilniaus universiteto leidykla & VU Tarptautinių santykių ir politikos mokslų institutas

Summary/Abstract: The article analyses changes in the concept of power in the information age. Soft power, comprised of information and media control, is presented as a significant lever used by major states in informational and geopolitical warfare. The article also discusses a transformed concept of geopolitics and the concept of neocolonialism. The general understanding of information space is presented and measures how to influence it are discussed. The programs broadcast by the Lithuanian television networks are presented as a specific reflection of the Lithuanian information space. The conclusion is made based on the analysis of the Russian share of TV broadcasts in Lithuania that there are evident signs of informational-cultural expansion from the East in the Lithuanian information space.

  • Issue Year: 2006
  • Issue No: 2(42)
  • Page Range: 62-81
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Lithuanian