Ceusan, Ilie Florin; Costea, Simion (2026). "Disinformation, History, and Democratic Resilience: Lessons from Finland and the Baltic States. In Honour of Hedi Saidi, a Historian of Critical Knowledge, Imperial Policies, and Freedom / Désinformation, histoire et résilience démocratique : enseignements de la Finlande et des États baltes. En hommage à Hedi Saidi, historien du savoir critique, des politiques impériales et de la liberté." In Mémoires et Histoire : tensions, enjeux et fonctions sociales, edited by Hedi Saidi, 314–336. Collection « Diversités ». Paris: L'Harmattan, 2026. ISBN 978-2-336-60933-1.
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- 1. "George Emil Palade" University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology
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Universitatea de Medicină, Farmacie, Științe și Tehnologie "George Emil Palade" din Târgu Mureș
- 3. GLOBAL GOVERNANCE INSTITUTE BRUSSELS
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L'Harmattan 2026, Disinformation, History, and Democratic Resilience: Lessons from Finland and the Baltic States.
Ilie Florin CEUȘAN[1], Simion COSTEA[2]
Abstract
This article comparatively analyses how Finland and the Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania) have developed resilient responses to Russian disinformation by institutionalising historical experience within strategic, institutional, and societal frameworks. Unlike states that began to address disinformation largely in a reactive manner after 2014 or 2016, these four cases integrated information threats at an earlier stage into national security strategies, intelligence practices, media policies, civic education, and Euro-Atlantic cooperation. Employing a qualitative comparative approach, the article identifies eight core dimensions of information resilience and illustrates them through concrete institutional and societal examples. The conclusions highlight the decisive role of transparency, inter-institutional coordination, and sustained civil society involvement in countering external information manipulation.
Keywords: critical history; memory and power; Russian disinformation; information resilience; the Baltic States; Finland; societal security; media literacy; strategic communication.
[1] Ilie Florin CEUȘAN, PhD candidate, University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Sciences and Technology of Târgu-Mureș, Romania
[2] Simion COSTEA, PhD, Habil, Jean Monnet Professor, "George Emil Palade" University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Târgu-Mureș, Visiting Professor – VUB Brussels - COSTEA Simion - Google Scholar ; L'Europe Unie - Google Scholar; Simion COSTEA (0000-0002-9751-9225) - My ORCID; Simion Costea - Web of Science Researcher Profile ; Costea, Simion - Author details - Scopus Preview ; Simion Costea ResearchGate
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Ceușan, Ilie Florin, and Simion Costea. 2026. “Disinformation, History, and Democratic Resilience: Lessons from Finland and the Baltic States. In Honour of Hedi Saidi, a Historian of Critical Knowledge, Imperial Policies, and Freedom / Désinformation, histoire et résilience démocratique : enseignements de la Finlande et des États baltes. En hommage à Hedi Saidi, historien du savoir critique, des politiques impériales et de la liberté.” In Mémoires et Histoire : tensions, enjeux et fonctions sociales, edited by Hedi Saidi, 314–336. Collection « Diversités ». Paris: L’Harmattan, 2026. ISBN 978-2-336-60933-1.
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Ceușan, Ilie Florin, and Simion Costea. “Disinformation, History, and Democratic Resilience: Lessons from Finland and the Baltic States. In Honour of Hedi Saidi, a Historian of Critical Knowledge, Imperial Policies, and Freedom / Désinformation, histoire et résilience démocratique : enseignements de la Finlande et des États baltes. En hommage à Hedi Saidi, historien du savoir critique, des politiques impériales et de la liberté.” In Mémoires et Histoire : tensions, enjeux et fonctions sociales, edited by Hedi Saidi, 314–336. Collection « Diversités ». Paris: L’Harmattan, 2026. ISBN 978-2-336-60933-1.
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- Authors: Ilie Florin Ceușan; Simion Costea
- Chapter title: Disinformation, History, and Democratic Resilience: Lessons from Finland and the Baltic States. In Honour of Hedi Saidi, a Historian of Critical Knowledge, Imperial Policies, and Freedom
- French title: Désinformation, histoire et résilience démocratique : enseignements de la Finlande et des États baltes. En hommage à Hedi Saidi, historien du savoir critique, des politiques impériales et de la liberté
- Book title: Mémoires et Histoire : tensions, enjeux et fonctions sociales
- Editor: Hedi Saidi
- Series: Collection « Diversités »
- Publisher: L’Harmattan
- Place of publication: Paris
- Year: 2026
- Pages: 314–336
- ISBN: 978-2-336-60933-1
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