Cristina Ivan
Biographic Data
| ID | 9115144 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Cristina Ivan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Cristina |
| FAMILY NAME | Ivan |
| SIGNATURE | IVAN C |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Sydney |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2624-5009 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Shaping the Next Generation of Intelligence Scholars
Professor B.G.J. (Bob) de Graaff teaches history specializing in intelligence and security at the University of Utrecht in The Netherlands. Previously, he taught terrorism and counterterrorism at t
Strengthening health literacy research through consumer engagement
Consumer engagement activities are variably implemented across research settings, and the ‘science’ of consumer engagement is still in its infancy. This study aimed to explore the experiences of community panel members who supported a university-based health literacy research group that delivers experimental and applied health research across a wide variety of health topics. An independent researcher interviewed participants, asking them to refle…
When spies go public! Lessons learnt from the instrumentalization of intelligence for strategic communication in the run-up to the Russian-Ukrainian war
Timely warning to policy-makers and the general public about the planned Russian invasion of Ukraine is hailed as an intelligence and strategic communication success. It has resulted in increased confidence in US and UK intelligence services and in revigorated involvement in strategic communication in security and defence. Decision-makers at all levels seem to have understood that employing intelligence in strategic communication in a timely and …
Mapping European Intelligence Education and Culture(s)
Intelligence education has been a fundamental pillar of intelligence practice since the beginning of organized and systematized approaches in this field. Typical approaches and most of the authors
Teaching Resilience to Disinformation
The article aims to provide an overview of psycho-educational interventions used to create awareness and consolidate resilience to disinformation and foreign information manipulation and inference at the European level. The article further interrogates the role of education in shaping adaptive and competitive practices aimed to assist in prebunking disinformation and responding to foreign actors’ attempts at undermining democracy and encouraging …
Co‐Designing a Framework for Social Media Health Communication to Young People
BACKGROUND: Social media became a key communication channel for public health agencies during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially for reaching younger populations less engaged with traditional channels. However, official social media health communication often fails to appeal to young people. Improving public health agency use of social media for health communication is vital to ensure health messages reach this priority population effectively, esp…
Is Rebt Useful for Reducing Adolescents’ Career Decision Difficulties and Distress? A Randomized Trial
The present study examined the efficacy of a 6-session Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) career intervention program for high school students in reducing career decision-making difficulties and emotional distress. Nine classes of 11 th graders in two Romanian public high schools ( N = 233) were randomly assigned to a REBT career intervention and a Regular career course. The data were collected in three waves: before and after the intervent…
Special Forum on intelligence and theory
The literature on intelligence and theory has developed considerably in recent years. This Special Forum takes as its point of departure four recent publications that have made a particular contrib
Intelligence in the time of war
Crucial in any military conflict, information warfare has proved to be a distinguishing characteristic and an essential strategic means in the Russo-Ukrainian War. Both sides have invested in advancing narratives that can facilitate and support their version of truth and that can make a difference in winning the war. Publishing open source and declassified intelligence has been employed as a tactic in an unprecedented way, one that has stimulated…
Diversity in Intelligence
With the advent of new technologies and the accelerated changes in the security arena, it has become apparent that intelligence organizations need to develop learning, self-reflective, and competitive working environments and communities of practice with a distinct set of values and norms that may go beyond the cultural values and practices of the twentieth century. One of the values that needs to be further explored and integrated is diversity. …
Ethical engagement, Responsibility and Strategic communication in the Digital Era
Digital communication channels can be subject to exploitation, resulting in harming individuals or societies by promoting fake news, disinformation, radicalization, or social polarization. It is important that communicators are well prepared in identifying, preventing, and responding to such actions, in understanding the vulnerabilities of their audience, while respecting the rights and liberties of the population. Thus, ethical and strategic com…
A whole of society intelligence approach
The aim of this paper is to critically reflect on why scholars need to reevaluate the definition of intelligence practices in the 21st century. Our assessment starts with digital communication advancements and their progressive appropriation by power agents to the benefit of propaganda, disinformation, and political manipulation. While analyzing the very nature of intelligence as being ‘institutionally’ and ‘nationally’ constructed, the paper adv…
Critical intelligence studies
This introduction to the special issue describes recent developments in intelligence studies that support the establishment of a critical intelligence studies (CIS) subfield. It reviews work published both within and outside the field of intelligence studies to outline the general commitments and orientations of CIS. It concludes by previewing the essays collected for this special issue
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Ethical engagement, Responsibility and Strategic communication in the Digital Era
Digital communication channels can be subject to exploitation, resulting in harming individuals or societies by promoting fake news, disinformation, radicalization, or social polarization. It is important that communicators are well prepared in identifying, preventing, and responding to such actions, in understanding the vulnerabilities of their audience, while respecting the rights and liberties of the population. Thus, ethical and strategic com…
A whole of society intelligence approach
The aim of this paper is to critically reflect on why scholars need to reevaluate the definition of intelligence practices in the 21st century. Our assessment starts with digital communication advancements and their progressive appropriation by power agents to the benefit of propaganda, disinformation, and political manipulation. While analyzing the very nature of intelligence as being ‘institutionally’ and ‘nationally’ constructed, the paper adv…
Critical intelligence studies
This introduction to the special issue describes recent developments in intelligence studies that support the establishment of a critical intelligence studies (CIS) subfield. It reviews work published both within and outside the field of intelligence studies to outline the general commitments and orientations of CIS. It concludes by previewing the essays collected for this special issue
Diversity in Intelligence
With the advent of new technologies and the accelerated changes in the security arena, it has become apparent that intelligence organizations need to develop learning, self-reflective, and competitive working environments and communities of practice with a distinct set of values and norms that may go beyond the cultural values and practices of the twentieth century. One of the values that needs to be further explored and integrated is diversity. …
Is Rebt Useful for Reducing Adolescents’ Career Decision Difficulties and Distress? A Randomized Trial
The present study examined the efficacy of a 6-session Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) career intervention program for high school students in reducing career decision-making difficulties and emotional distress. Nine classes of 11 th graders in two Romanian public high schools ( N = 233) were randomly assigned to a REBT career intervention and a Regular career course. The data were collected in three waves: before and after the intervent…
Special Forum on intelligence and theory
The literature on intelligence and theory has developed considerably in recent years. This Special Forum takes as its point of departure four recent publications that have made a particular contrib
Intelligence in the time of war
Crucial in any military conflict, information warfare has proved to be a distinguishing characteristic and an essential strategic means in the Russo-Ukrainian War. Both sides have invested in advancing narratives that can facilitate and support their version of truth and that can make a difference in winning the war. Publishing open source and declassified intelligence has been employed as a tactic in an unprecedented way, one that has stimulated…
Strengthening health literacy research through consumer engagement
Consumer engagement activities are variably implemented across research settings, and the ‘science’ of consumer engagement is still in its infancy. This study aimed to explore the experiences of community panel members who supported a university-based health literacy research group that delivers experimental and applied health research across a wide variety of health topics. An independent researcher interviewed participants, asking them to refle…
When spies go public! Lessons learnt from the instrumentalization of intelligence for strategic communication in the run-up to the Russian-Ukrainian war
Timely warning to policy-makers and the general public about the planned Russian invasion of Ukraine is hailed as an intelligence and strategic communication success. It has resulted in increased confidence in US and UK intelligence services and in revigorated involvement in strategic communication in security and defence. Decision-makers at all levels seem to have understood that employing intelligence in strategic communication in a timely and …
Mapping European Intelligence Education and Culture(s)
Intelligence education has been a fundamental pillar of intelligence practice since the beginning of organized and systematized approaches in this field. Typical approaches and most of the authors
Teaching Resilience to Disinformation
The article aims to provide an overview of psycho-educational interventions used to create awareness and consolidate resilience to disinformation and foreign information manipulation and inference at the European level. The article further interrogates the role of education in shaping adaptive and competitive practices aimed to assist in prebunking disinformation and responding to foreign actors’ attempts at undermining democracy and encouraging …
Co‐Designing a Framework for Social Media Health Communication to Young People
BACKGROUND: Social media became a key communication channel for public health agencies during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially for reaching younger populations less engaged with traditional channels. However, official social media health communication often fails to appeal to young people. Improving public health agency use of social media for health communication is vital to ensure health messages reach this priority population effectively, esp…
Shaping the Next Generation of Intelligence Scholars
Professor B.G.J. (Bob) de Graaff teaches history specializing in intelligence and security at the University of Utrecht in The Netherlands. Previously, he taught terrorism and counterterrorism at t
Political science (10 works) · Intelligence, Security, War Strategy (8 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Computer Science (5 works) · Intelligence analysis (5 works) · Engineering (3 works) · Engineering ethics (3 works) · Misinformation and Its Impacts (3 works) · Psychology (3 works)