Methodological Framework of Contemporary Propaganda in the Case of Post-Soviet Countries of the Caspian Sea Region

Development of social media creates possibility for governments of easy access to society. Oil and gas resources in post-Soviet countries of the Caspian Sea region make this region the focal point of propaganda campaigns. Therefore, the main aim of the paper is to create a map of contemporary propaganda by investigating its characteristics, tools, types and strategies as well as limitations, and applying it to the post-Soviet countries of the Caspian Sea region. The main definition of propaganda is investigated with theoretical analysis method. In the empirical part, the paper analyzes disinformation, fake news, trolls, and videos as propaganda strategy of governments in the case of post-Soviet countries of the Caspian Sea region. Qualitative content analysis is useful to investigate news, texts, videos, and images shared on social media. Descriptive analysis is set up to research multiplicity of propaganda campaigns in the mentioned region. Structured interview method will be used with propaganda experts to analyze their opinion on contemporary propaganda and persuasion.To summarize, propaganda campaigns are more persuasive according to new technologies. There is no doubt that its working principles will evolve as time goes on. This paper investigates the working principles of contemporary propaganda in the case of post-Soviet countries of the Caspian Sea region. Thus, this work is hoped to create a framework for further analysis of the methodology of contemporary propaganda.