RESONANT Project Description
RESONANT – multidisciplinary research cooperation on information suppression and diaspoRa communitiES as a target of fOreign iNformation mAnipulation aNd inTerference.
RESONANT project’s primary objective is to analyse and document the Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) employed by both state and non-state actors in the realm of Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI).
Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) including information suppression concern a series of threatening behaviours in the information domain and represents a major challenge, in terms of counteraction and the policy-making in this matter. Numerous FIMI operations carried out by state and non-state actors aim to domestically threaten fundamental rights and freedoms and could as well produce threatening effects in the respective countries and beyond.
The RESONANT project aims to create a better picture and understanding of state and non-state actors applying information suppression and to recommend strategies, tools and methodologies to reduce the impact and the vulnerability of the target groups, as the Diaspora Communities. In order to understand which actors use in a coordinated manner Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (TTPS) of information suppression, RESONANT proposes to analyse information suppression incidents. Considering both the domestic and cross-border dimensions of information suppression, the project will also examine the mainly adopted TTPs, as well as the available tools for their detection and analysis. For enhancing the knowledge regarding the effects of information suppression, RESONANT proposes an analysis of behavioural changes in Diaspora Communities as result of information suppression and of the awareness and preparation of state authorities in terms of practical legal means. Furthermore, the project will propose the definition of a methodological toolkit and policy recommendations, as well as the organisation of table top exercises and focus group policy discussion, for addressing information suppression and FIMI. RESONANT will realise a handbook of methodologies and policy recommendations, contributing to communicate and disseminate practical means to counter information suppression and FIMI.
The RESONANT project is coordinated by Fondazione FORMIT bringing together a comprehensive, experiences and multi-disciplinary team with a highly diverse expertise and skills. The RESONANT consortium is comprising of 10 partner organisations across 7 countries representing law enforcement authorities, utility network partners, scientific/academic partners, research foundations/NGOs, and government departments.
Duration of the project – 3 years. Project started on December 1st, 2023.
Grant agreement No 101132439.
Link to the project website: https://resonantproject.eu
Link to the project web-page on the EU research results portal CORDIS: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101132439
