Cultural Infrastructure
Projection Abroad
State actors build permanent institutional networks—media outlets, cultural centers, educational programs—in foreign countries to establish durable influence capacity that continuously projects state narratives through channels perceived as legitimate cultural organizations rather than foreign propaganda.
State actors build permanent institutional networks—media outlets, cultural centers, educational programs—in foreign countries to establish durable influence capacity that continuously projects state narratives through channels perceived as legitimate cultural organizations rather than foreign propaganda.
FIMI Taxonomy by Information Epidemiology Lab.
Citation
BibTeX citation:
@article{li2026,
author = {Li, E. Rosalie},
title = {Cultural {Infrastructure}},
date = {2026-02-17},
url = {https://fimi.infoepi.org/mechanisms/cultural-infrastructure.html},
langid = {en}
}
For attribution, please cite this work as:
Li, E. Rosalie. 2026. “Cultural Infrastructure,” February.
https://fimi.infoepi.org/mechanisms/cultural-infrastructure.html.