Essays about: "SWAF"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the word SWAF.

  1. 1. The Overachievers : Female Recruits’ Everyday Experiences of Gender Norms in the Swedish Armed Forces

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Selma Riemer; [2023]
    Keywords : Female conscripts; Swedish Armed Forces; Women and military culture; Gender norms and expectations;

    Abstract : The Swedish Armed Forces (SwAF) have been making internal efforts to enrol more women through changes in legislation and mandatory conscription, since the adoption of Resolution 1325 in the Swedish Parliament at the turn of the century. Since the alterations, an upward trend of female recruits as well as women making careers and reaching high ranking positions, has been identified. READ MORE

  3. 2. Masculinity Beyond the Battlefield: Exploring Masculinities inside the Swedish Armed Forces and its Connection to the Private Sphere

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Anton Janzén; [2023]
    Keywords : Masculinities; Hegemonic Masculinities; SwAF; Militarized Masculinities; Civil Life; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The objective of this thesis is to analyse how masculinities inside the SwAF are manifested as well as how these affect the civil life of male soldiers. This is achieved by using a set of individual case studies where semi-structured interviews serve as the main data. READ MORE

  4. 3. Suitable ILS-processes : How suitable ILS-processes between FMV and their partners can be designed for materiel systems with high-turnover-rates

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Adam Boork; [2021]
    Keywords : ILS; Integrated Logistics Support; Military Logistics; Military Supply; Materiel supply; ILS; Integrerat Logistikstöd; Militärlogistik; Militär försörjning; Materielförsörjning;

    Abstract : Swedish military logistics are in large part dependent on civilian business assets in the acquisition of certain materiel. Here are products with high commercial-turnover-rate, which for a military organization who want to be able to buy the same product years later makes it difficult. READ MORE

  5. 4. "I have not achieved a feeling of being masculine.”  : An exploration of masculinities in the Swedish Armed Forces

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Sofia Bjersér; [2021]
    Keywords : Militarized Masculinities; Critical Studies of Men and Masculinities; Swedish Armed Forces; Peacekeeping;

    Abstract : Historically and presently most people employed in military forces worldwide are men. With a focus on peacekeeping and equality, the Swedish Armed Forces (SwAF) aim to recruit more women. But even as gender issues become a central focus of the SwAF, policy is mostly aimed towards women despite most employees being men. READ MORE

  6. 5. The lessons learned process as an instrument for organizational knowledge creation in the JAS39 divisions

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Gustavo Winckler; [2021]
    Keywords : lessons learned; organizational knowledge creation; erfarenhetshantering;

    Abstract : Since the management of experiences is an essential activity in the military context, this study aimed to conduct an analysis on the lessons learned process carried out by air combat units of the Swedish Air Force, based on the organizational knowledge creation theory. Through an action research approach, a quantitative investigation evaluated and categorized a set of 36 indicators for monitoring modes related to the creation of new knowledge within the air fighter divisions. READ MORE