Beväpnade Budskap: Rysk påverkan & svenskt agerande i en ny säkerhetspolitisk realitet.
(2018) FKVK02 20181Department of Political Science
- Abstract
- As globalization increases and our societies progressively rely on information technology, the methods of modern warfare are facing a paradigm shift. Russia plays a significant role in this development using subversive methods to achieve political goals around the world. This topic has, in recent years been subject of discussion in Sweden where non-military actions against our country and neighboring region constitutes an explicit threat. The aim of this thesis is to study how Russian information Warfare is portrayed in the official Swedish political debate and furthermore how Sweden responds to this multi-faceted threat. This research has developed a theoretical framework using framing-theory to analyze the empirical findings. A... (More)
- As globalization increases and our societies progressively rely on information technology, the methods of modern warfare are facing a paradigm shift. Russia plays a significant role in this development using subversive methods to achieve political goals around the world. This topic has, in recent years been subject of discussion in Sweden where non-military actions against our country and neighboring region constitutes an explicit threat. The aim of this thesis is to study how Russian information Warfare is portrayed in the official Swedish political debate and furthermore how Sweden responds to this multi-faceted threat. This research has developed a theoretical framework using framing-theory to analyze the empirical findings. A qualitative textual analysis is used to examine public documents to chart how Russian actions and Swedish response has been portrayed from 2014 until today. The results show that psychological warfare threatens Sweden’s democratic society, universal values and the legitimacy of established medias, which in the long run is likely to foment internal tensions and undermine public confidence in their leaders. To counter psychological warfare Sweden is using networking, both internationally and within the nation, between institutions and different levels of society. Lastly, the thesis concludes that the populations source criticism is essential for an effective psychological defense. (Less)
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- author
- Hjelm, Mattias LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- FKVK02 20181
- year
- 2018
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Informationskrigföring, Psykologiskt krigföring, Psykologiskt försvar, Ryssland, Sverige, Framing-teori
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 8942517
- date added to LUP
- 2018-08-24 08:22:24
- date last changed
- 2018-08-24 08:22:24
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