Our research
Our researchers cover the military and civilian aspects of defence, crisis management and security. Their research ranges from security policy, civilian crisis management and leadership to war, defense and military operations.
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More about our research
Publications
At the Swedish Defence University, basic research and applied research are conducted with great relevance to the societal security. The research covers both military and civilian aspects of...
Research projects
Here you can learn more about ongoing research projects at the Swedish Defence University.
Commissioned research
A large part of the Swedish Defence University's research consists of commissioned research for the Swedish Armed Forces, the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) and the Ministry of Def...
Meet some of our researchers
Do you want to learn more about our researchers and what we do at the Swedish Defence University? Here you will find interviews with some of the researchers at the Swedish Defence University...
Networks and cooperative efforts
The Swedish Defence University cooperates with several national and international higher education institutions, organisations and companies.
Doctoral studies
The Swedish Defence University has degree-awarding powers to issue doctoral degrees in the field of defence, crisis management, and security . So far, four doctoral programmes have been es...
RESEARCH NEWS
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Priscyll Anctil Avoine receives international award for community engagement24 Apr 2025Priscyll Anctil Avoine, Associate Senior Lecturer at the Department of War Studies, has been awarded the International Studies Association's FTGS Early Career Award for Community Engagement.
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Award for research on great power diplomacy24 Apr 2025Magnus Hilding Lundström, doctoral student in political science at the Swedish Defence University, has been awarded the 2024 Best Article Prize by the Central European Journal of Internatio...
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Matthew Ford elected Fellow at the Royal Historical Society11 Mar 2025Matthew Ford, Associate Professor in War Studies at the Swedish Defence University, has been elected as a Fellow of the British Royal Historical Society.
Recent publications
Publications
- A Troubling Cost : A Study of the Republican Sacrifice in MuralsPart of Frontiers in Sociology
- Affirming the arctic outdoors : reading norrland ranger memoirs of becoming through outdoor trainingPart of Critical Military Studies
- Aspirational “Total Peace” : Feminism in the Face of Resurging Violence in Chocó, ColombiaPart of Global Studies Quarterly
- Changing identity to remain oneself : Ontological security and the Swedish decision on joining NATOPart of Journal of International Relations and Development
- Crowd Assessment of the Military Utility of Future TechnologiesPart of Scandinavian Journal of Military Studies
- Developmental and instrumental leadership : interrelationship and individual profilesPart of Leadership & Organization Development Journal