New doctors conferred
Rasmus Andrén, PhD in Political Science, Lars Henåker, PhD in War Studies and Håvard Rustad Markussen, PhD in Political Science, were conferred their degrees in a formal ceremony at the Swedish Defence University’s academic conferment in Stockholm City Hall on Friday, 22 November 2024.
Read more about their research below.
Rasmus Andrén: A broader perspective on environmental disasters
In his doctoral thesis, Rasmus Andrén examines the conflict dynamics that emerged in connection with the 2014 flood disaster in Kashmir. “I demonstrate that disasters can both exacerbate an...
Lars Henåker: What influences the outcome of comeback
What determines whether one wins in combat? This is the overarching research question in Lars Henåker’s thesis, the findings of which indicate, among other things, that the so-called depende...
Håvard Rustad Markussen: Smartphones and security
In his doctoral thesis, Håvard Rustad Markussen studies how our smartphones affect democracy and security and how the phones and the companies that manufacture mobile phones and apps, are ac...
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