Strategic Narrative as a Model for Reshaping the Security Dilemma

Analysis for the Estonian Defence Force to raise awareness in the area of strategical narratives related to (cyber)security discourses.

2019-2022
Area: Internal security.
Project team: Andreas Ventsel, Associate Professor of Semiotics, Mari-Liis Madisson, Research Fellow in Semiotics, Sten Hansson, Associate Professor of Communication Studies, Vladimir Sazonov, Associate Professor of Ancient Near Eastern Studies.

Why and how to speak about info wars?

Mari-Liis Madisson and Andreas Ventsel are talking about the background of their research in the video (in Estonian) made by Tartu University.

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Focus

The information environment can be divided into three interrelated dimensions. This analysis focuses on the cognitive dimension.

Physical
Informational

Where and how the information is being gathered, processed, stored, distributed, and protected.

Cognitive

How information is being transferred, received, and interpreted.

Methods

For the research, the team used interdisciplinary research methods taken from semiotics, discourse analysis, media studies, narrative studies, conflict and security studies, etc. For data collection, meanwhile, they investigated official databases and public media channels.

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