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Malin är ny provsamordnare för Medicinska Fakulteten sedan februari 2024. Vem är du?Jag heter Malin, är 45 år och bor i Löddeköpinge med min familj och två hundar.Vad har du gjort tidigare?Jag kommer från Läkarprogrammets kursadministration där jag arbetat som utbildningsadministratör samt provsamordnare.Innan jag började vid LU, arbetade jag som gruppchef för ett tiotal administratörer på Riksbyg

https://www.qps.education.lu.se/artikel/malin-ferm-ny-provsamordnare-medicinska-fakulteten-vid-lunds-universitet - 2026-09-29

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 environment, this year’s conference focused on the intersection between research and policy.Held on 14–15 October in Lund, Sweden, the event brought together 70 res

https://www.psychologicaldefence.lu.se/article/exploring-intersection-research-and-policy-conference-psychological-defence-0 - 2026-09-29

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 a comparative examination of historical and contemporary aspects of civil and psychological defence strategies across the Nordic-Baltic region. Jana holds a PhD

https://www.psychologicaldefence.lu.se/article/resarcher-profile-jana-wrange - 2026-09-29

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 information influence operations. In line with earlier conducted research exploring non-traditional information influence  dissemination through for example video gam

https://www.psychologicaldefence.lu.se/article/new-report-ai-assisted-analysis-war-related-content-grey-zone-domains-1 - 2026-09-29

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 among Swedish county governors, conducted by Hedvig Ördén, Elsa Isaksson and Martina Smedberg at PDRI, examines this question in relation to the threat of foreign

https://www.psychologicaldefence.lu.se/article/guardians-trust-foreign-election-interference-and-institutional-logics-democratic-resilience-among - 2026-09-29

The book aims to raise awareness of psychological threats and empower readers with the knowledge and confidence to respond effectively and responsibly. By fostering trust, openness, and critical engagement, psychological defence helps safeguard the values of free and democratic societies. In an age defined by rapid information flows and shifting security landscapes, the resilience of societies res

https://www.psychologicaldefence.lu.se/article/new-textbook-theory-and-practice-psychological-defence - 2026-09-29

In the publication series "Psychological Defence Research Institute Working Papers", researchers connected to PDRI present short analyses or briefings on issues relevant to the public understanding of psychological defence. This includes work on the concept of psychological defence, its associated capabilities, the tactics, techniques and procedures used by threat actors, and the use of new techno

https://www.psychologicaldefence.lu.se/article/mutual-reinforcement-between-united-front-work-and-cognitive-warfare - 2026-09-29

Resilience has become a central concept in European efforts to protect democracy from malign information influence. This report, written by staff at PDRI and its affiliates, connected to the project NorDem, argues that resilience should be understood more broadly than the current focus on identifying, resisting, and countering hostile influence operations. Drawing on research on democratic resilie

https://www.psychologicaldefence.lu.se/article/democratic-resilience-and-malign-information-influence - 2026-09-29

Hedvig Ördén is an Assistant Professor in International and Regional Politics at the Department of Political Science and Public Management, University of Southern Denmark. She holds a PhD in Political Science from Stockholm University (2020) and has held postdocs at Copenhagen University, the Swedish Institute for International Affairs, and the University of Southern Denmark. Her research takes pl

https://www.psychologicaldefence.lu.se/article/researcher-profile-hedvig-orden - 2026-09-29

Hedvig Ördén presented the following papers:"From Resilience to Democratic Resilience Capacity: Reconceptualizing the Defense of Democracy Against Hybrid Interference", co-authored with Jana Wrange (NorDem)."Whole-of-Society Approach to Intelligence", co-authored with Kira Vrist-Rønn from the University of Southern Denmark."Truth, Trust and Intelligence: Countering Foreign Information Manipulation

https://www.psychologicaldefence.lu.se/article/nordem-team-presented-several-papers-eisa-conference-lisbon-september - 2026-09-29

Resilience is an increasingly important, yet ambiguous, concept in today’s security and societal debate. What does resilience mean in practice, and how can societies prepare to withstand and recover from crises?These questions were at the centre of a discussion held on 7 August 2026 in Paide, Estonia, during the annual Estonian Opinion Festival. Representing Sweden, PDRI researcher Jana Wrange sha

https://www.psychologicaldefence.lu.se/article/resilience-focus-estonias-opinion-festival - 2026-09-29

On April 11, Elsa Hedling participated in a public discussion on democratic developments around the world together with Anders Mildner. The conversation addressed contemporary challenges to democracy and questions about democratic resilience. 

https://www.psychologicaldefence.lu.se/article/vad-hander-med-demokratin - 2026-09-29

On May 22, Elsa Hedling presented ongoing research on gendered disinformation and its implications for democratic societies and the UN Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda. The presentation, "The Politics of Gendered Disinformation: Reconfiguring Women’s Rights in Democratic Societies", examined how gendered disinformation exploits existing inequalities, undermines democratic participation and c

https://www.psychologicaldefence.lu.se/article/fba-wps-competence-group-research-talk - 2026-09-29

On September 8, Elsa Hedling contributed to a public forum on democracy, academic freedom and peace, bringing together researchers, policymakers, journalists and students from Europe and the United States. The event explores contemporary democratic challenges, the role of universities and the future of democratic societies.

https://www.psychologicaldefence.lu.se/article/democracy-crossroads-talk-lund-university - 2026-09-29

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 tactics the Kremlin used to circumvent the EU’s 2022 state media sanctions. The study finds that while the initial “fog of information war” significantly disrupted

https://www.psychologicaldefence.lu.se/article/impact-eu-sanctions-russia-state-media - 2026-09-29

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 definition and assessment framework for countering disinformation, information influence, and foreign interference. In the report, the author James Pamment, Director of

https://www.psychologicaldefence.lu.se/article/capability-report-1 - 2026-09-29

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 made builds upon a framework for attribution developed by James Pamment at the PDRI and Victoria Smith, presented in the report “Attributing Information Influence

https://www.psychologicaldefence.lu.se/article/attribution-framework-used-microsoft - 2026-09-29

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 Sweden from varied disciplines such as international relations, political science, sociology, strategic communication and law. The conference is planned to become

https://www.psychologicaldefence.lu.se/article/research-conference-lund - 2026-09-29

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 dimensions and their potential for being used for strategic communication and propaganda purposes. It attempts to better understand how influence takes place through gami

https://www.psychologicaldefence.lu.se/article/video-games-tool-malign-foreign-interference-and-info-influence - 2026-09-29

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 Russian troops in Bucha, Ukraine, in March 2022. The analysis focuses on the Bucha massacre as a significant news event to demonstrate how the Kremlin conducts propaga

https://www.psychologicaldefence.lu.se/article/new-report-russian-influence-tactics - 2026-09-29