The following is a summary of my recent research proposals, which I wrote to apply to three different Ph.D. programs.

Summary

The three research proposals are unified by a central concern: how individuals and organisations' respond to and adapt to changes or disruptions in their environment. These disruptions, whether triggered by geopolitical shifts, organizational vulnerabilities, or environmental degradation, call for psychological, structural, and behavioral adaptations. The proposals address different levels and forms of adaptation, focusing respectively on youth mindsets in a remilitarizing society, organizational transformation in crisis preparedness, and the psychological development of individuals confronting existential environmental threats.

The first proposal, Young People’s Defence and Security Mindset and Its Contribution to Total Defence Capability in a Remilitarising Sweden, explores the psychological factors influencing young Swedes' willingness to participate in national defence efforts. Addressing the reintroduction of conscription and NATO membership as significant sociopolitical shifts, the proposal examines how adolescents’ beliefs, values and objectives influence their willingness to participate in defence initiatives. It also aims to examine how targeted communication strategies could support these psychological processes and enhance young people’s ability to cope with military and civilian crises.

The second proposal, How does a company's crisis preparedness affect the nature of work?, shifts the focus to the organisational level and suggests examining how corporate crisis preparedness measures can transform the nature of work itself. Addressing a gap in the literature, the proposal aims to explore how crisis preparedness planning reshapes organisational processes, roles, and structures, and how these changes may introduce new vulnerabilities. The proposed studies also aim to examine how managers and employees perceive these changes, thereby offering insights into an organisation's ability to adapt structurally and socially in response to external threats.

The third proposal, Future and Global Survival: Inner Psychological Development, considers psychological development within the context of long-term environmental and existential threats. It begins by highlighting the lack of integrated knowledge regarding how people grow psychologically in response to environmental degradation, climate change and global instability. The proposed studies aim to understand how individuals describe inner transformation when their sense of the future and survival is challenged, thereby connecting ecological disruption to profound psychological adaptation.

If you are interested to read one or all of my proposals, please [contact me].