Charlotte Wagnsson
Professor
- charlotte.wagnsson@fhs.se
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Om Charlotte
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Charlotte Wagnsson is professor in political science since 2013. Her primary research centers on the projection of malign information influence (MII)—strategically crafted information disseminated by authoritarian regimes and other hostile actors with the intent to cause harm. This includes content designed to manipulate, deceive, and polarize audiences, commonly also referred to as "disinformation," "propaganda," or "foreign information manipulation and interference" (FIMI).
Authoritarian states and antagonistic actors employ MII to destabilize democratic societies from within by fostering polarization and eroding trust in political institutions, the media, and public authorities. These efforts may threaten national security, weaken societal cohesion, and ultimately undermine belief in objective truth.
Wagnsson's work is positioned at the intersection of security studies, media and communication studies, and political psychology. She has published in leading academic journals, including The International Journal of Press/Politics, Information, Communication & Society, Journal of Common Market Studies, New Media & Society, and Cooperation and Conflict. Her research has addressed a broad range of issues in European and global security, with particular focus on Russian security policy, the EU, and NATO. Her book Security in a Greater Europe: The Possibility of a Pan-European Approach (Manchester University Press) explores the dynamics of security cooperation among Europe's great powers.
Wagnsson supervises PhD students and teaches master’s level courses on strategic narratives and malign information influence in the digital media environment.
She earned her PhD from Stockholm University in 2000, with a dissertation on Russian political rhetoric and public opinion. She holds a Master’s degree from Lund University and has taught at Uppsala and Stockholm Universities. She was a guest scholar at the Western European Union Institute for Security Studies in Paris.
Senaste publikationer
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Naming the enemy : how to fortify society against foreign disinformation while avoiding excessive vigilance to reliable mediaIngår i Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
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Who believes in foreign disinformation? Evidence from a disinformation discernment exercise in SwedenIngår i Political Research Exchange
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Disinformation and strategic frames : Introducing the concept of a strategic epistemology towards mediaIngår i Media Culture and Society
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How Russian Malign Information Influence Exploits and Exacerbates Western LonelinessIngår i RUSI Journal