Hashtag Wars: War, media and participation in the digital age

29.10.2026 14:00 – 15:30English

Contemporary wars have become hashtag-wars that extend beyond the physical battlefield into global war ecologies.

Rhys Crilley (University of Glasgow) Matthew Ford (Swedish Defence University) Stein Tønnesson (Toda Peace Institute) Eva Johais (CMI)

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English

Hashtag Wars: War, media and participation in the digital age

29.10.2026 14:00 – 15:30

Contemporary wars have become hashtag-wars that extend beyond the physical battlefield into global war ecologies.

Rhys Crilley Matthew Ford Stein Tønnesson Eva Johais

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