Essays about: "Defence"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 477 essays containing the word Defence.
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16. Enhancing the Swedish Defence : Development of a Modernized Hanguard for AK 4B Battle Rifle
University essay from Linköpings universitet/ProduktrealiseringAbstract : This master thesis report describes the development process of a modernized handguard for the AK4B battle rifle, which is the main armament for the Swedish Home Guard. The project was carried out in cooperation with ALTEN Sweden AB. READ MORE
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17. The Consequences of Trauma in Toni Morrison’s Beloved : A Psychoanalytic Reading of Sethe and Denver
University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humanioraAbstract : This essay’s main focus is on Sethe and her daughter Denver in Toni Morrison’s Beloved (1987) and how they try to survive the trauma that comes from slavery. By using psychoanalysis as a theoretical framework, the essay examines what psychological reactions Sethe and Denver have as two traumatised characters, and what happens to them psychologically when they are forced to face the repressed. READ MORE
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18. Constitutional Crisis And Securitisation : A Political Discourse Analysis of Sweden’s Courtyard Crisis, 6-18 February 1914
University essay from FörsvarshögskolanAbstract : In February 1914, Sweden faced a time of constitutional crisis, dubbed the Courtyard Crisis, when King Gustaf V publicly distanced himself from Prime Minister Karl Staaff and the Liberal Government over differences of opinion regarding the Swedish defence. Behind this, however, was also a dispute between two different political systems. READ MORE
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19. 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 institutionenAbstract : 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
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20. The Pursuit of European Strategic Autonomy : Balancing or Hedging Foreign Policy Behaviour in Relation to Russia?
University essay from Högskolan Väst/Institutionen för ekonomi och itAbstract : Following the publication of the European Union Global Strategy in 2016 where the EU officially announced its quest for European Strategic Autonomy (ESA), a policy initiative toenable EU’s capacity to act autonomously in the realm of security and defence, this study poses the following research question: What type of foreign policy behaviour does the EU exhibit in security and defence through its quest for strategic autonomy? Broadly based in realism, the study is designed as a single case-study of EU foreign policy behaviour in relation to Russia and analyses whether the pursuit of ESA entails a balancing or hedging EU foreign policy behaviour. By doing so, the study contributes theoretically, by disentangling and operationalising these two concepts analytically, and empirically, by applying them to an EU context and investigating their presence. READ MORE
