Essays about: "psychological operations"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words psychological operations.

  1. 1. Automatic compilation and summarization of documented Russian equipment losses in Ukraine : A method development

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Carl Zaff; [2023]
    Keywords : Russian Equipment loss; Russo-Ukrainian War; Method development; Machine learning; Tesseract OCR; Oryxspioenkop; OSINT; Ryssland; Materielförlust; Rysk-ukrainska kriget; Metodutveckling; Maskininlärning; Tesseract OCR; Oryxspioenkop; OSINT;

    Abstract : Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine on the 24th of February 2022 – most of the United Nations have, in one way or another, participated in the most significant war of many decades. The war is characterized by Russia’s atrocious war crimes, illegal annexations, terror, propaganda, and complete disrespect for international law. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Construction of the LVU Influence Operation : A Narrative Case Study on Influence Operations

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Pierre Nilsson; [2023]
    Keywords : influence operation; disinformation; psychological defence; sweden; social services; LVU; lvu; strategic narrative; hybrid threats; information influence; påverkanskampanj; desinformation; psykologiskt försvar; LVU; lvu; socialtjänsten; strategiska narrativ; fallstudie; hybridhot; säkerhetspolitik; informationspåverkan;

    Abstract : The thesis aims to give readers a more precise knowledge of how narratives in the information environment, mainly social media platforms, can be created and structured by agents of influence operations to subvert and influence a target audience. As a case study, the thesis focuses on the influence agent “Shuoun Islamiya”, as the Swedish Psychological Defence Agency pointed out, to be the initiator of the influence operation targeting Swedish Social Services and the LVU-act. READ MORE

  4. 3. A mapping of the ethical, cultural and psychological aspects of attitudes towards Cosmetic Surgery Tourism

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för marknadsföring och turismvetenskap (MTS)

    Author : Yu Fan Cui; Maria Kalaridi; Andreea Lita; [2022]
    Keywords : cosmetic surgery tourism; psychology; society; media culture; utilitarian ethics; ageism; constructivist grounded theory; positive aging; attitudes; evolution;

    Abstract : This qualitative research maps the attitudes of the cosmetic surgery tourism stakeholders towards the phenomenon from their ethical, cultural and psychological aspects. Utilitarianism, media culture and mental health state that leads to the decision to experience cosmetic tourism, inform the investigation of the aforementioned aspects. READ MORE

  5. 4. Disruptive external forces as a catalyst for service innovation : Influencing forces of facility service innovation processes due to changing customer behavior

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Handelshögskolan (from 2013)

    Author : Stina Hedman Nilsson; Carolina Skarin; [2022]
    Keywords : Service Innovation process; Service Innovation; External Forces; Disruptive External Forces; Changing Customer Behavior; Facility Service Sector;

    Abstract : Service innovation is an important component for service business through its applicability in development and accretion that promotes business operations. The service innovation process can be created and maintained through interaction between the actor and the customer, where mutual value is being created through collaboration. READ MORE

  6. 5. Wargaming elections interference : A serious influence game for teaching elements of cognitive warfare

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Charles Perring; [2022]
    Keywords : Cognitive warfare; serious games; wargames; influence operations; Kognitiv krigföring; krigsspel; påverkansoperation;

    Abstract : Försvarsvilja är ett centralt begrepp i det svenska Totalförsvaret. Begreppet beskriver en individuell och kollektiv benägenhet att tycka eller handla i ett försvarsrelaterat syfte. Psykologiskt försvar skyddar försvarsviljan från främmande påverkanskampanjer som försöker urholka den. READ MORE