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Beväpnade Budskap: Rysk påverkan & svenskt agerande i en ny säkerhetspolitisk realitet.

Hjelm, Mattias LU (2018) FKVK02 20181
Department 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
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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  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 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.}},
  author       = {{Hjelm, Mattias}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Beväpnade Budskap: Rysk påverkan & svenskt agerande i en ny säkerhetspolitisk realitet.}},
  year         = {{2018}},
}