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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 December 2025

Edited by
Scott J. Shackelford ,
Frédérick Douzet  and
Christopher Ankersen
Scott J. Shackelford
Affiliation:
Indiana University, Bloomington
Frédérick Douzet
Affiliation:
Paris 8 University
Christopher Ankersen
Affiliation:
New York University

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Securing Democracies
Defending Against Cyber Attacks and Disinformation in the Digital Age
 , pp. vii - viii
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2026
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Contents

  1. List of Figures

  2. List of Tables

  3. List of Contributors

  4. Acknowledgments

  5. 1Introduction

    Scott J. Shackelford, Frédérick Douzet, and Christopher Ankersen

  6. Part IChallenges to Democratic Institutions

    1. 2Hacking Elections: Contemporary Developments in Historical Perspective

      Andrew Grotto and Ashray Narayan

    2. 3From Free Speech to False Speech: Analyzing Foreign Online Disinformation Campaigns Targeting Democracies

      Rachel Brooks-Bitterli

    3. 4Cyber Challenges to Democracy and Soft Power’s Dark Side

      Renée Marlin-Bennett

    4. 5Cyber Disinformation Risk Perception and Control: Integration of the Extended Theory of Planned Behavior and a Structural Equation Model

      Małgorzata Pańkowska and Ioana Vasiu

  7. Part IICase Studies

    1. 6Innovative Frontrunner or Delayed by Political Gridlock? Israel’s Attempts at Countering Disinformation

      Gabrielle Dora Beacken and Inga Kristina Trauthig

    2. 7Israeli Information Strategies and Maneuvers

      David Amsellem

    3. 8Ukraine’s Support Coalition and the Long (Info) War: Mitigating the Disinformation Threat to Democratic Collaboration

      Jaclyn A. Kerr

    4. 9Weapons of Mass Derision: Humor, War, and Democracy

      Jean Camp, Julia R. Fox, Inna Kouper, Sandra Kübler, and Maria Shardakova

    5. 10Election Cyber Threats in Central Asia: A Multistakeholder Approach to Tackling Election Interference and Increasing Resilience

      Pavlina Pavlova

    6. 11Stacking Up for Resilience: Digital Public Infrastructure – The India Way

      Ravi Nayyar

    7. 12The Domestication of Cybersecurity in Authoritarian Regimes: China’s Media Narrative on Cybersecurity and Its Challenge to Democracy

      Jun Liu

    8. 13Defending Taiwan’s Democracy in the Internet Commons

      Simon Sun

  8. Part IIIPolicy Responses

    1. 14Some Truths about Lies: Misinformation and Inequality in Policymaking and Politics

      Barbara Allen and Lindsay B. Flynn

    2. 15Getting a Grip on Disinformation: From Distrust to Trust within Learning Communities

      Deike Schulz, Joyce Kerstens, and Dustin Sajoe

  9. Appendices

  10. Index

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