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Leading research in psychological defence About the institute... The Lund University Psychological Defence Research Institute (Forskningsinstitutet för psykologiskt försvar) is a multidisciplinary research unit within the Department of…

https://www.psychologicaldefence.lu.se/start- 2025-03-03

For the third consecutive year, the Psychological Defence Research Institute (PDRI), in collaboration with the Swedish Psychological Defence Authority, hosted a conference on psychological defence. Reflecting the deteriorating security…

https://www.psychologicaldefence.lu.se/article/exploring-intersection-research-and-policy-conference-psychological-defence-0- 2025-10-16

Jana Wrange is a Researcher at the Psychological Defence Research Institute, where she contributes to the “NORDEM (Nordic-Baltic Democracy Under Pressure - Civil Defence Strategies for Democratic Resilience in Turbulent Times) project with…

https://www.psychologicaldefence.lu.se/article/resarcher-profile-jana-wrange- 2025-12-03

In the report AI-assisted analysis of war-related content on grey zone domains, researchers of Lund University Psychological Defence Research Institute examines under-resesearched digital environments that play a role in contemporary…

https://www.psychologicaldefence.lu.se/article/new-report-ai-assisted-analysis-war-related-content-grey-zone-domains-1- 2025-12-19

The question of what makes a democracy resilient to internal and external pressures has gained importance in recent years. The study Guardians of trust: foreign election interference and the institutional logics of democratic resilience…

https://www.psychologicaldefence.lu.se/article/guardians-trust-foreign-election-interference-and-institutional-logics-democratic-resilience-among- 2026-02-16

The Lund University Psychological Defence Research Institute (Forskningsinstitutet för psykologiskt försvar) is a multidisciplinary research unit within the Department of Communication. Our work focuses on the theory and practice of…

https://www.psychologicaldefence.lu.se/about-institute- 2026-01-21

A study has recently been published on how the Kremlin circumvented EU sanctions on Russian state media in the first weeks of the illegal invasion of Ukraine. In a recently published journal article, James Pamment discusses some of the…

https://www.psychologicaldefence.lu.se/article/impact-eu-sanctions-russia-state-media- 2022-11-14

A capability definition and assessment framework for countering disinformation, information influence, and foreign interference The NATO Strategic Communications Center of Excellence recently published a report titled A capability…

https://www.psychologicaldefence.lu.se/article/capability-report-1- 2023-01-09

Microsoft uses framework for attribution developed by Pamment and Smith Microsoft’s Digital Threat Analysis Center (DTAC) is attributing a recent influence operation targeting the satirical French magazine Charlie Hebdo. The attribution…

https://www.psychologicaldefence.lu.se/article/attribution-framework-used-microsoft- 2023-10-17

A research conference was held in Lund in October 2023. The conference, organized jointly by the Psychological Defence Research Institute and the Swedish Psychological Defence Agency, gathered researchers representing institutions across…

https://www.psychologicaldefence.lu.se/article/research-conference-lund- 2024-06-20

Video games have captured the spotlight for decades, sparking debates about their impact on players since the early 1990s. Played by over 3 billion people worldwide, this report acknowledges video games' political and ideological…

https://www.psychologicaldefence.lu.se/article/video-games-tool-malign-foreign-interference-and-info-influence- 2024-10-17

A new report on Russian influence tactics has been published by the Psychological Defence Research Institute. This report analyses Russian information influence tactics on social media platforms following the atrocities committed by…

https://www.psychologicaldefence.lu.se/article/new-report-russian-influence-tactics- 2023-12-06

Attribution – Data – Analysis – Countermeasures. InterOperability ADAC.io is a Horizon project coordinated by the Psychological Defence Research Institute As of 1 February 2024, the Psychological Defence Research Institute coordinates the…

https://www.psychologicaldefence.lu.se/adacio- 2025-02-26

ADAC.io - Attribution – Data – Analysis – Countermeasures. InterOperability, a Horizon project started on 1 February. A week later, the partners of the ADAC.io-consortium met at the Old Bishop's House at Lund University to elaborate on the…

https://www.psychologicaldefence.lu.se/article/consortium-meeting-adacio- 2024-06-20

The latest report from the Psychological Defence Research Institute is now available: Building Resilience and Psychological Defence. It outlines an analytical framework, guidebook, and template addressing six dimensions of hybrid threats…

https://www.psychologicaldefence.lu.se/article/new-research-report-building-resilience-and-psychological-defence- 2024-10-17

Hedvig Ördén, Security Studies Researcher at the Psychological Defence Research Institute, discusses the European disinformation landscape and its developments over time on “Konflikt”, broadcasted by Radio SwedenAbout the podcast episode …

https://www.psychologicaldefence.lu.se/article/podcast-fight-truth-ahead-eu-elections- 2024-09-27

At the 10th annual Riga StratCom Dialogue conference, organized by the NATO Strategic Communications COE, over 700 participants attended. Two members of the Psychological Defence Research Institute participated in panels, presenting the…

https://www.psychologicaldefence.lu.se/article/interventions-pdri-members-natos-conference-strategic-communication- 2024-10-17

At EU Days in Lund on 17 September, members of the Psychological Defence Research Institute, together with a representative of the Swedish Defence University, debated disinformation and its impact on European security. A panel at the EU…

https://www.psychologicaldefence.lu.se/article/eu-days-lund-debate-disinformation- 2024-09-27

Focusing on the intersection of research and practice, the second annual research conference on psychological defence was held in Lund on 24-25 September 2024. The conference gathered 60 participants from the Nordic countries, with the…

https://www.psychologicaldefence.lu.se/article/research-conference-psychological-defence- 2024-12-03

"Japan Close Up," a platform managed and operated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Japan, recently published an article by James Pamment, Director of the Psychological Defence Research Institute at Lund University, on disinformation…

https://www.psychologicaldefence.lu.se/article/disinformation-japanese-context- 2024-10-17