Stefan Auer, born in 1981 in Steyr (Upper Austria), studied history and philosophy at the Karl Franzens University in Graz. Since 2005, he has been a member and researcher at the Austrian Center for Intelligence, Propaganda, and Security Studies (ACIPSS), and a project collaborator (media literacy, security, and radicalization) at SICHER LEBEN (Graz). His research focus and interests include: Propaganda and disinformation (history and challenges in the current political and media space), political ideologies, and societal goal conflicts and biophysical realities in climate change and energy transition.