Essays about: "Defence Policy Sweden"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 29 essays containing the words Defence Policy Sweden.

  1. 1. Private-Public Collaboration in Sweden’s Civil Preparedness

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Victor Heidenfors Armblad; [2024]
    Keywords : Private-public collaboration; collaborative governance; crisis management; civil defence; security; theory-testing; nested case study; civil preparedness; contingency sector; total defence;

    Abstract : Recent developments in Sweden’s security policy have prompted the rearmament of the total defence. The total defence comprises both military and civil defence. The civil defence, in conjunction with crisis preparedmess, forms Sweden’s civil preparedness. READ MORE

  3. 2. The swing of the pendulum: Sweden's pivot to NATO : A case of small states' shift in security policy

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Irena Bonnier; [2024]
    Keywords : Security and defence policy; Sweden; NATO; Small states studies; Deterrence; Shelter theory s political military dimension; Realism; Foreign Policy Change; Domestic determinants of small states security policy; Process-tracing; Säkerhets- och försvarspolitik; Sverige; NATO; Småstatsteori; Avskräckning; Vindskyddsteorins politiska militära dimension; Realism; Utrikespolitisk förändring; Inhemska påverkansfaktorer på småstaters säkerhetspolitik; Processpårning;

    Abstract : Sweden is the only state in the Baltic Sea region currently not under NATO protection, which puts the state in a particularly vulnerable position. On 18 May 2022, Sweden officially deemed NATO alignment a more effective option of security strategy in projecting deterrence and dealing with the security challenges the state is facing, compared to a strategy of non-alignment which has been Sweden’s security posture for over 200 years. READ MORE

  4. 3. Conceptualising European Strategic Autonomy : A Qualitative Content Analysis of ESA Understandings in Finland and Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Carl Naylor; [2024]
    Keywords : European Strategic Autonomy ESA ; Versailles Declaration; European security; Finland; Sweden;

    Abstract : European Strategic Autonomy (ESA) has become one of the key concepts in the European security debate. Its essential meaning is that European states need to collectively ensure their autonomy to act independently of external parties in the wake of unfolding geopolitical shifts, such as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Swedish Parliamentary Parties' Stance on Democratic Defence : Is Democracy Worth Defending and to What Extent Are They Prepared to Defend Taiwan's Democracy?

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : John Abraham Mendez Perä; [2023]
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    Abstract : This study has used the method of conversational interviews and content analysis to examine how the government and the Swedish parliamentary parties view the state of democracy and to what extent democracy should be defended when under attack. The paper has analysed the government's statement of foreign policies from 2012 to 2023 and interviewed at least one member of the Parliament from each parliamentary party to understand where the party stands on the issue of defending democracy. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Construction of Security : A Discourse Analysis of Sweden’s Foreign and Security Policy between 2014 and 2023

    University essay from Högskolan Väst/Avd för informatik; Högskolan Väst/Institutionen för ekonomi och it

    Author : Jarl Hulterström; Matteus Berglund; [2023]
    Keywords : Swedish Foreign and Security Policy; Securitisation; Discourse Analysis; Speech Acts; Shifts;

    Abstract : This thesis is conducted as a descriptive single case study to establish empirical knowledge regarding how securitisation is expressed in discourse by the Swedish policymaking elite, in other words “securitising actors”. The thesis takes an ontological approach of interpretivism with a theoretical approach of securitisation theory. READ MORE