Open AccessCultural worker as an agent of influence
Author(s) -
Miša Djurković
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
zbornik matice srpske za društvene nauke/zbornik matice srpske za društvene nauke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2406-0836
pISSN - 0352-5732
DOI - 10.2298/zmsdn1761001d
Subject(s) - battlefield , value (mathematics) , state (computer science) , sovereignty , cold war , political science , cultural intelligence , foreign policy , sociology , law , public relations , history , politics , computer science , ancient history , algorithm , machine learning
The author starts with the question of how in today?s supposedly post-sovereign world, cultural patterns are being established and changed. It is observed that the culture today has become a real battlefield and that the process of inculcating cultural and value patterns takes the form of psychological warfare. Therefore, the author specifically focuses on the figure of the so-called agent of influence, exploring how this agent influences the fields of culture and cultural policy. Particularly interesting for investigation from the history of the twentieth century is the cultural propaganda of the Comintern between the two world wars, and the intelligence and propaganda activities of the CIA during the Cold War. After these examples from an international arena, the author analyzes the activities of foreign agents of influence in the cultural and educational policy of Serbia. The author concludes that for effective defense and counter-intelligence protection of a state from such attacks, it has to have a clear awareness of the national interest as a starting point.