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Phenomena such as disinformation and propaganda have been widely studied across various academic disciplines, each offering unique perspectives on their causes, mechanisms, and effects. These disciplines include, for instance, political science, media & communication studies, philosophy, computer science, and military science. Despite the breadth of research, cognitive science appears to be underr

https://www.psychologicaldefence.lu.se/article/exploitation-psychological-processes-information-influence-operations-insights-cognitive-science - 2025-12-05

Elsa Hedling is an affiliated researcher at the Psychological Defence Research Institute at Lund University, where she contributes to advance research on disinformation and hybrid threats. Elsa Hedling is an Associate Professor (Docent) in Political Science and an Associate Senior Lecturer in European Studies at the Centre for Languages and Literature. Her research focuses on the intersection of d

https://www.psychologicaldefence.lu.se/article/researcher-profile-elsa-hedling - 2025-12-05

In today’s complex security environment, the intelligence community must address dynamic hybrid threats through coordinated efforts that span multiple sectors. In a recently published article, Swedish Defence University and PDRI researchers emphasise the critical interaction between intelligence analysis, communication, and societal resilience ("Hybrid Threats and the Intelligence Community: Primi

https://www.psychologicaldefence.lu.se/article/critical-interaction-intelligence-analysis-communication-and-societal-resilience - 2025-12-05

Two new reports have been presented as part of the EU Horizon project ADAC.io, coordinated by the Psychological Defence Research Institute. They aim to support the defender community in strengthening capabilities and methodologies related to the ongoing work of attributing information influence operations.The first report, "A Framework for Attribution of Information Influence Operations", presents

https://www.psychologicaldefence.lu.se/article/attribution-information-influence-operations - 2025-12-05

Affiliated with the Psychological Defence Research Institute, Rolf Fredheim explores the use of AI to detect harmful and illegal content on social media. Rolf builds systems to detect and measure harmful and illegal content on social media. This work presents distinct challenges: social media data is quickly removed from platforms, presented in visual formats, and often appears in multiple languag

https://www.psychologicaldefence.lu.se/article/researcher-profile-rolf-fredheim - 2025-12-05

The research team from the Psychological Defence Research Institute was well represented at the 66th annual convention of the International Studies Association (ISA), held under the theme Reconnecting International Studies. To highlight the diverse range of events in which PDRI members participated, Elsa Hedling took part in a panel organised by the Nordic International Studies Association titled

https://www.psychologicaldefence.lu.se/article/pdri-isa-chicago - 2025-12-05

Elsa Hedling, affiliated with PDRI, recently published a report on social identities and democratic vulnerabilities. The report, Social identities and democratic vulnerabilities: Learning from examples of targeted disinformation, is published by the European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats (Hybrid CoE). It discusses the sensitive relationship between social identities and hybrid

https://www.psychologicaldefence.lu.se/article/social-identities-and-democratic-vulnerabilities-learning-examples-targeted-disinformation - 2025-12-05

Hedvig Ördén of PDRI participated in the workshop "Intelligence, insecurity and the international: new encounters between IR and intelligence scholarship" at King's College. The workshop brought together scholars to discuss a wide range of topics at the intersection of intelligence and international relations. Participants discussed how to conceptualise intelligence in IR, touching on topics such

https://www.psychologicaldefence.lu.se/article/presentation-recent-research-kings-college-uk - 2025-12-05

Based on leaked documents, James Pamment and Darejan Tsurtsumia of PDRI have studied Russian malign information influence through the Doppelganger campaign and analysed the capabilities of one of the main actors behind it – the Social Design Agency (SDA). In 2022, a comprehensive and coordinated influence campaign was launched by Russian actors aimed at weakening international support for Ukraine,

https://www.psychologicaldefence.lu.se/article/beyond-operation-doppelganger-capability-assessment-social-design-agency - 2025-12-05

On 16–17 September 2025, the ADAC.io consortium met in Lund for an official meeting hosted by PDRI, coordinator of the EU-funded Horizon project. Representatives from across the consortium participated, including Debunk.org, Alliance4Europe (liasion with the DIARM Foundation), TU Dortmund, Cardiff University, the University of Social Sciences and Humanities (SWPS), and Leiden University.The meetin

https://www.psychologicaldefence.lu.se/article/adacio-consortium-meeting-setting-priorities-final-year - 2025-12-05

Application is now open for a tenure track position as assistant professor (called associate senior lecturer in the Swedish system) in Contemporary Korean Society. The Centre for East and South-East Asia is excited to expand its staff with an expert on contemporary Korea. The new colleague will be part of a vibrant community of scholars focusing on China, Japan, Cambodia, Myanmar and Indonesia in

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/tenure-track-position-contemporary-korean-society - 2025-12-05

Astrid Norén-Nilsson has published an article on Cambodia in Southeast Asian Affairs 2023. The article examines political developments in Cambodia over 2022. Southeast Asian Affairs, published by ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute, is an annual review of significant trends and developments in the region.  Link to Southeast Asian Affairs 2023

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/new-publication-cambodian-politics-0 - 2025-12-05

Paul O’Shea has published a new article on the policy and politics of the Tokyo Olympics in the journal Contemporary Japan, co-authored with Sebastian Maslow The article examines the policy and politics of the Games, considering the attribution of 'success' and 'failure' to the Olympics across a range of issues, actors, and narratives. Reviewing their economic, public health, soft power, and polit

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/20202021-tokyo-olympics-does-japan-get-gold-medal-or-wooden-spoon - 2025-12-05

Application deadline: 1 June This course explores ideologies as a ubiquitous phenomenon that shapes political, social, and cultural beliefs and practices. It examines how ideologies are formed, translated, and contested across historical periods and different societies in East and South-East Asia. Specific focus is given to nationalism and communism, including their emergence, development, and con

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/application-now-open-doctoral-course-ideologies-east-and-south-east-asia-legacies-and-contemporary - 2025-12-05

Astrid Norén-Nilsson has published an article on Cambodia's 2023 election in The Diplomat The article examines the significance of Cambodia's upcoming general election which will take place in July. The Diplomat website

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/article-cambodian-election - 2025-12-05

23rd–25th August 2023. European Association for Chinese Studies Summer School 2023: Situating Global China. The rapid globalisation of Chinese capital has great implications for political, societal, and economic systems around the world in the 21st century. Chinese investments, patterns of migration, and the integration of Chinese firms into foreign markets and supply chains globally is contributi

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/european-association-chinese-studies-summer-school-2023-call-applications - 2025-12-05

Astrid Norén-Nilsson has co-edited a volume on civil society elites in Cambodia and Indonesia with Amalinda Savirani and Anders Uhlin. Kimhean Hok has co-authored a chapter in the volume. This innovative volume is the first systematic study of civil society elites in Southeast Asia (and indeed anywhere in the world). Spanning two previously separate areas of research – civil society and elites – i

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/new-book-civil-society-elites - 2025-12-05

Marina Svensson has published an article on “Chinese Youth and the Communist Party of China: Cultivating a Loyal Generation through Ideological and Political Education” in a special issue of the journal China: An International Journal. The issue is open access. The article addresses ideological and political education at the university level. It provides an overview of trends among youth, major po

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/new-article-growing-emphasis-ideological-and-political-education-chinese-universities-and-communist - 2025-12-05

The Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies warmly welcomes you to the Perspective Asia Lecture Series, a platform for scholars and experts from various fields to share their critical insights on the issues, emerging trends, and historical interconnections in the dynamic East and Southeast Asian region. From land issues to queer research methods, the series will cover a wide range of topics a

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/new-lecture-series - 2025-12-05

In a new episode of the Nordic Asia Podcast, editors of "Civil Society Elites. Field Studies from Cambodia and Indonesia", Astrid Norén-Nilsson, Amalinda Savirani and Anders Uhlin, discuss their newly published volume. In this podcast, editors of the recently published NIAS Press edited volume "Civil Society Elites. Field Studies from Cambodia and Indonesia", Astrid Norén-Nilsson, Amalinda Saviran

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/podcast-civil-society-elites - 2025-12-05