Essays about: "Swedish Foreign and Security Policy"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 31 essays containing the words Swedish Foreign and Security Policy.
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1. The crisisification of the European Single Market : A study investigating how changes to governance of the Single Market can be understood through crisisification
University essay from FörsvarshögskolanAbstract : The European Single Market (SM) has typically been a symbol of economic integration and multilateralism within the European Union (EU). It operates within a robust regulatory framework aimed at ensuring the free movement of goods, services, people, and capital. 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. Joining NATO : A qualitative case study of Sweden’s autobiographical narrative
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : In May 2022 the Swedish government took the momentous decision to apply for membership in NATO, putting an end to what had constituted Sweden’s foreign and security policy identity for over half a century. In order to make sense of this historical shift and its entailing implications for Sweden’s identity in the international sphere, I turned to the literature on ontological security and autobiographical narratives. READ MORE
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4. Från fara till frälsare: En kvalitativ textanalys av förändringar i den svenska NATO-debatten
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24th 2022 changed European security policy immensely. One of the biggest policy reversals occurred in Sweden where the Social democrats abandoned their previously vehemently held opposition to a Swedish membership in NATO. READ MORE
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5. Behind Closed Doors : Analysing the Ethical Dilemma of Swedish Arms Export to Saudi Arabia
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)Abstract : This study aims to shed light on the ethical implications of Sweden’s arms export to Saudi Arabia. It compares the compatibility of such exports with fundamental human rights standards and analyses the Swedish Government's justification of arms trade to Saudi Arabia in relation to international and local ethics, considering the principles of human rights, conflict resolution, states’ responsibility in promoting peace and conflict resolution and the recognition of people’s shared responsibility for the well-being of all people. READ MORE