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SHVFI23109 “Strategic communication in the context of the war in Ukraine: lessons learned for Estonia”
The main goal of the research project is to study (crisis-time) strategic communication in the context of the war in Ukraine, focusing mainly on strategic communication in Ukraine and influence activities of the Russian Federation. The project mainly examines the cognitive dimension of the war in Ukraine. We focus on four actors: the main focus is on the Russian Federation and Ukraine, but in order to better understand the cognitive dimension and perform a more context-sensitive analysis, it is also necessary to pay attention to the strategic communication messages of the USA and the European Union. For these four actors, we mainly focus on the speeches of representatives of political institutions and national strategic documents. We study the coverage of these speeches in the media and on the websites of national institutions and analyze how these different discursive acts were formed in the interaction between them. In order to best implement the goals of the project, interdisciplinary research methods are applied (including political communication, security studies, semiotics, history, media studies). Experts and researchers, cooperation partners, consultants from various institutions (Defence Academy, University of Tartu, Tallinn University of Technology, etc.) are involved in the project, as well as information warfare and strategic communication experts from Estonia and Ukraine.
ERASMUS+KA220-HED “Students’ of Higher Education critical digital Literacy Development against Disinformation”
01.10.2022-30.09.2025
Coordinator: CY Cergy Paris Université Principal investigator of Tartu University: Andreas Ventsel
The project focuses on the education needed as a prerequisite for the digital transformation that Europe seeks in our contemporary era. More specifically, it is linked to lifelong learning, as it concerns the necessary skills and competences young people, citizens, future and current professionals need in order to resist disinformation widely and rapidly spread all over the world through digital media. It also concerns critical digital literacy education generating theoretical frameworks and practical solutions for organizing new courses for European higher education (HE) area, with four basic aims relevant to supporting digital capabilities: a) to connect HE with the labor market and professional sectors, equipping students with critical and digital skills they will need as professionals; b) to enable HEI’s students to navigate a world full of algorithms, participate fully in civil society and protect democracy, fighting against disinformation; c) to stimulate innovative learning and teaching practices in HE; and d) to offer to HEIs’ teaching staff a chance to get involved in processes that can lead to their professional development. The team of the project include researchers from France, Poland, Greece, Cyprus, Belgium, Estonia
DSVJS23529M Challenges and Opportunities for EU Heritage Diplomacy in Ukraine
01.11.2023–31.10.2026
Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA)
Coordinator: Leuven Catholic University
Principal investigator of Tartu University: Andrey Makarychev
The project HER-UKR: Challenges and opportunities for EU heritage diplomacy in Ukraine will address the role of cultural heritage in the EU’s external action. A consortium of 15 universities will bring together interdisciplinary expertise on EU foreign policy, Eastern European memory politics and heritage practices. HER-UKR aims to explore the potential of the EU as a values based actor in heritage policies by focusing on three subtopics: 1) EU cultural heritage diplomacy for promoting democracy and European values; 2) conflict prevention with focus on contested heritage; 3) protection and reconstruction of heritage. HER-UKR will use the principles of engagement of the 2021 EU concept on cultural heritage in conflicts as a framework for the case of Ukraine, where cultural heritage remains highly contested. The project’s objectives are to 1) stimulate research on EU heritage diplomacy; 2) promote excellence in teaching on EU heritage diplomacy; 3) pool expertise on heritage policies in East Central Europe; 4) provide European policymakers with solid research expertise for engaging constructively with Ukraine’s cultural heritage field; 5) monitor new tendencies in cultural heritage policies; 6) develop dissemination tools that increase the impact of the project.
