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Rannsóknasetur um smáríki, Rannsóknasetur um norðurslóðir og Höfði friðarsetur Reykjavíkurborgar og Háskóla Íslands starfa innan vébanda Alþjóðamálastofnunar.

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Höfði Reykjavík Peace Centre

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Centre for Small State Studies

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Centre for Arctic Studies

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Verkefnin

Alþjóðamálastofnun beitir sér fyrir auknu samstarfi milli fræðimanna, atvinnulífs og opinberra aðila á sviði alþjóðamála og gengst fyrir ráðstefnum, umræðufundum og fyrirlestrum um efni sem tengjast starfssviði stofnunarinnar. Stofnunin er vettvangur fyrir fræðileg alþjóðasamskipti og þverfagleg þjónustuverkefni fyrir atvinnulíf, fyrirtæki og stofnanir.

Útgáfa

Countering Post-Truth: A Comparative Study of Journalists’ Responses to Disinformation Challenges

Project: RECLAIM

Authors: Jacopo Custodi, Hans-Jörg Trenz and Martin Moland

This study explores how journalists respond to post-truth challenges through qualitative interviews with professionals from seven European countries. It examines their perceptions of disinformation, key obstacles, and effective countermeasures. Findings reveal diverse practices and regulatory contexts, showing how digitalization, political …

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Italian Journalism in the Age of Disinformation: Challenges and Opportunities

Project: RECLAIM

Authors: Jacopo Custodi and Hans-Jörg Trenz

This article examines the challenges posed by disinformation and post-truth dynamics in the Italian media system, with a specific empirical focus on traditional journalism. While most existing research on post-truth concentrates on social media, this study offers a complementary perspective by analysing …

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Report | Safeguarding Liberal Democracy in the Digital Age: Multiple Principles of Internal and External Policies on Countering Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference and Building Digital Sovereignty

This report examines the European Union's approach to managing disinformation and establishing digital sovereignty in response to trans-local information threats. The analysis evaluates the organising principles underlying the EU's approach, which seeks to control disinformation circulation while preserving liberal democratic values in an increasingly competitive geopolitical environment. The report focuses …

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Populism and the Future of Transatlantic Relations: Challenges and Policy Options

This comprehensive ECPS report examines how the resurgence of right-wing populism—most notably under Donald Trump’s second presidency—reshapes the foundations of EU–US relations. Bringing together leading scholars, the report analyses the erosion of trust and shared norms across four pillars of the Atlantic order: security, trade, international institutions, and democratic values. …

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Small elite network and less formal governance structure: Efficient knowledge sharing and rapid policy responses?

M. Ackrén, N. Hokkala, P. Lægreid, E. Palmujoki, A. Trengereid, Á. E. Bernhardsdóttir, M. Koraeus, R. Olavson, B. Thorhallsson and K. Vrangbæk (pages 423-440)

This paper analyzes whether the seven Nordic countries, by virtue of their limited administrative size and less formalized governance arrangements, were particularly well-suited to fostering rapid …

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Cooperation problems and bureaucratic infighting in small states: Lack of planning and unclear rules?

M. Ackrén, N. Hokkala, P. Lægreid, E. Palmujoki, A. Trengereid, Á. E. Bernhardsdóttir, M. Koraeus, R. Olavson, B. Thorhallsson and K. Vrangbæk (pages 409-422)

This comparative study of the seven Nordic countries supports the assumption that cooperation problems and bureaucratic infighting in small states during the early stages of the …

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The effect of size and the Nordic states’ responses to the COVID-19 pandemic: Reactive or proactive?

M. Ackrén, N. Hokkala, P. Lægreid, E. Palmujoki, A. Trengereid, Á. E. Bernhardsdóttir, M. Koraeus, R. Olavson, B. Thorhallsson and K. Vrangbæk (pages 389-408)

This paper examines whether the small size of the public administration of the seven Nordic countries affected the nature of their crisis responses, focusing on the …

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