Essays about: "Military Policy"
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1. Private-Public Collaboration in Sweden’s Civil Preparedness
University essay from FörsvarshögskolanAbstract : 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
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2. Sweden's relationship to NATO - How the government legitimizes its foreign security policy
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The purpose of this thesis is to study how different political orientations in Swedish foreign security policy have been legitimized. After having pursued a policy of neutrality and non-alignment for 200 years, Sweden made a decision to apply for membership in the military alliance NATO. READ MORE
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3. Peace-washing : The pacifization of the Swedish arms export
University essay from FörsvarshögskolanAbstract : Sweden’s role internationally is often cited as a paradox which is argued to have its origin in the opposition between the state’s international humanitarianism and its large arms export. The tension here has often been examined from the perspectives of militarization in research on the subject. READ MORE
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4. NATO and their gold card holders : An entanglement analysis of Sweden and Finland's decision to apply for membership in NATO
University essay from FörsvarshögskolanAbstract : The aim of this paper is to gain a greater understanding of the meaning-making process behind Finland and Sweden’s decision to join NATO in 2022, and by so, deviate from their long-standing tradition of military non-alignment. Instead of solely pointing to the Russian invasion of Ukraine as the official reason for NATO membership this paper suggests that the concept of strategic culture can provide one with a greater understanding of their decision to join NATO. READ MORE
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5. NATO or Not
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Using a framework for analyzing security policy consisting of a synthesis of the Multiple Streams Framework by Kingdon (2014) and Securitization theory as described by Balzacq (2010), this study aims to explain the process of Sweden’s national security policy between 2014 and 2022. Such an investigation has relevance particularly for studies of peace, security and policy processes, since it relates to the broader question of what conditions make military alignment possible or impossible. READ MORE