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1. 1. National identity construction from non-alignment to Nato membership

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Alva Mårtensson; [2022]
   Keywords : Nato; Critical discourse analysis; Swedish print media; peace identity; national identity; non-alignment; internationalism; foreign policy; social constructivism; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : How can we understand the historical development of the Swedish national identity construction in terms of non-alignment and internationalism in the media discourse on Nato membership? Since the end of the Cold War, Sweden has been conducting increasing cooperation with Nato, putting its non-alignment and related internationalist identity narrative into question. Starting from the social constructivist assumption that national identity narratives interact with foreign policy through constructing boundaries for possible behavior, I argue that insights about the Swedish advancement towards Nato can be gained from studying how its national identity is constructed in the newspaper debate. READ MORE