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.
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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...

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.

7 Feb 2025 | News
Attribution of Information Influence Operations

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 ...