Minds, Memes, and Manipulation

Psychological, Cognitive and Information Warfare in the Digital Space
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-041-27036-2
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 160 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Zielgruppe

General, Professional Reference, Professional Training, and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hadlington, Lee

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Nationale und Internationale Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Politische Propaganda & Kampagnen, Politik & Medien
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologische Disziplinen Angewandte Psychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Kognitionspsychologie Emotion, Motivation, Handlung
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikation & Medien in der Politik
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Sozialpsychologie
• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Technologie: Soziale & Ethische Aspekte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface

1. The Digital Battlefield.

2. Understanding your Digital Adversary.

3. Defining the Terrain: Disinformation and Misinformation.

4. Exploring Minds: The Cognitive Vulnerabilities exploited in the Digital Battlespace.

5. Hacking the Wetware: Age, Personality and Gender in Digital Warfare

6. Cognitive Biases in Digital Warfare I: Disrupting Information Processing and Risk Perception.

7. Cognitive Biases II: Social and Emotional Biases in Digital Warfare

8. Weaponising Influence; Social Engineering in Digital Warfare

9. Weaponising Influence; Social Engineering in Digital Warfare

10. Manipulation of Credibility Online

11. Fake News and Information Warfare.

12. Disinformation Campaigns and Information Warfare.

13. Online Radicalisation.

14. Memetic Warfare – How Ideas Become Weapons Online

15. Conspiracy Theories

16. Countering The Digital Threat: Strategies for Digital Resilience

Glossary

Über Autor(innen)

Lee Hadlington is an Associate Professor in Cyberpsychology at Nottingham Trent University, UK, and a member of the Cyberpsychology Research Group. His research focuses on aspects of risk and resilience in Cyberspace, with a particular emphasis on susceptibility to cybercrime, fake news and misinformation, cybersecurity, and information security. He has published extensively on the topic of human factors and cybersecurity, as well as other work focusing on the role of individuals in the proliferation of misinformation and attitudes towards AI in defence settings.