Great Power Competition in Latin America through Strategic Narrative

Authors

Imdat Oner, Florida International UniversityFollow

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Major/Program

International Relations

First Advisor's Name

Felix E. Martin

First Advisor's Committee Title

Committee chair

Second Advisor's Name

Ronald W. Cox

Second Advisor's Committee Title

committee member

Third Advisor's Name

Eduardo Gamarra

Third Advisor's Committee Title

committee member

Fourth Advisor's Name

Jose Miguel Cruz

Fourth Advisor's Committee Title

committee member

Keywords

Great power competition, strategic narrative, Latin America

Date of Defense

4-28-2023

Abstract

This dissertation studies the relevance and significance of strategic narrative in great power competition, with a particular focus on the United States, Russia and China. Through analyzing the narratives adopted in their media outlets aimed at Latin American audience, this study underscores the evolving competition over shaping the minds and hearts of people. It is hypothesized that as great power competition escalates among the U.S., China, and Russia, the use of confrontational and disruptive narratives is likely to increase. Empirically, this dissertation uses qualitative methodology to identify the overarching narratives of the United States, China and Russia in Latin America. The findings of the dissertation reveal that these great powers increasingly adopted hostile narratives regarding each other’s role in Latin America. In addition, the findings indicate that the coverage of Chinese and Russian media outlets in Latin America has increasingly converged, primarily to challenge the U.S. official narrative. Overall, the findings of this study contribute to the literature on great power competition, soft power, strategic narrative and soft balancing.

Identifier

FIDC011125

Recommended Citation

Oner, Imdat, "Great Power Competition in Latin America through Strategic Narrative" (2023). FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 5450.
https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/5450