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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 Communication. Our work focuses on the theory and practice of psychological defence, with a focus on research into analyzing and countering hostile information influence operations and hybrid threats.

Published research

The main publications by the Psychological Defence Research Institute and our affiliates.

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A Horizon Europe research project coordinated by the Psychological Defence Research Institute.
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Dr. Hedvig Ördén presents her reserach results at a convention of ISA in Chicago, March 2025
14 Mar 2025 | News

PDRI at ISA in Chicago

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 th...
Rolf Fredheim in mountain landscape
14 Mar 2025 | News

Researcher Profile: Rolf Fredheim

Affiliated with the Psychological Defence Research Institute, Rolf Fredheim explores the use of AI to detect harmful and illegal content on social media.
Image of fingerprints scrutinied through magnifying glass
7 Feb 2025 | News

Attribution of Information Influence Operations

The Hourglass Model
30 Jan 2025 | News

Critical interaction: Intelligence analysis, Communication, and Societal resilience

Elsa Hedling.
24 Jan 2025 | News

Resarcher Profile: Elsa Hedling

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 ...
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