Research projects
Here you can find more information about ongoing research projects at the Swedish Defence University.
Research projects
- Serious gaming for resilience screening
- The importance of psychological safety for safety and intention to leave
- Fortification Conditions: Human Perspective
- Impact of psychological strain on fire and rescue service personnel retention in wartime – experiences from Ukraine
- Follow-up of the Swedish Enlistment Battery (SEB)
- Recruitment, personnel retention capacity and selection system development
- Command supply
- Women in missions
- Defence and society
- The practice of war
Stories
How Sweden's food preparedness can be strengthened
How can Sweden secure access to food during crises and other serious disruptions? A new study from the Swedish Defence University and Lund University shows that emergency stockpiles or increased self-sufficiency are not enough. Strengthening food preparedness also requires public authorities, businesses and other actors to share a common understanding of the challenges, coordinate their objectives, and allocate costs and responsibilities.
The role of the Russian General Staff in war and politics
How does the institution at the heart of Russia’s military leadership think? In his new book, The Russian General Staff , Oscar Jonsson, a researcher at the Swedish Defence University, examines the role of the General Staff in Russian warfare, military thought and politics.
Information influence lab aims to strengthen resilience
How can we become better at recognising and resisting misleading information? The new Information Influence Lab website makes research on information influence accessible to a wider audience. The initiative is led by researchers at the Swedish Defence University.
New book examines NATO's approach to civil defence over 75 years
Civil defence has been part of NATO’s deterrence since the Alliance’s early years. But views on the role of the civilian population have changed. In his new book, NATO’s Approach to the Civil Dimensions of War , Oscar Larsson traces developments from Cold War civil protection to today’s focus on resilience and hybrid threats.
"A privilege to work deeply on a topic I really care about"
After serving in the Brazilian Armed Forces and humanitarian operations in conflict zones, Henrique Garbino turned to research. On 4 September 2026, he will defend his doctoral thesis, examining why some armed groups choose to use landmines while others show restraint.
Doctoral thesis sheds new light on restraint in war
Why do some armed groups use landmines extensively while others avoid them altogether? In his doctoral thesis, Henrique Garbino examines why armed actors choose to limit the use of violence.
The war in Ukraine and the future of warfare
How is Russia's war in Ukraine changing our understanding of modern warfare? That is the central question explored in the new edited volume Russia's War in Ukraine and Modern Warfare: Strategy, Tactics, and Technology, published by Oxford University Press.
New book challenges traditional views of security in the Americas
How can security be understood beyond military threats and state borders? A new open-access book, Feminist Security Studies in the Americas , explores how violence, insecurity and resistance are experienced across the Americas through feminist and decolonial perspectives.
What makes people susceptible to Russian disinformation?
Why do some people in democratic countries accept Russian state-sponsored propaganda? A new study shows that conspiratorial thinking and a perceived connection to Russian culture are the strongest explanations, while psychological needs appear to have primarily an indirect influence.
Russian media tailor messages for different parts of the world
Russian state-controlled media adapt their messages depending on the audiences they seek to influence. This is the finding of a new study by Charlotte Wagnsson, Professor of Political Science at the Swedish Defence University, and Christiern Santos Okholm, PhD, at the European Research Institute.