Essays about: "political membership"

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1. 1. Sweden's relationship to NATO - How the government legitimizes its foreign security policy

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Victoria Karlsson; [2024]
   Keywords : NATO; securitization; legitimization; non-alignment; NATO-membership; speech acts.; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : 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

3. 2. The swing of the pendulum: Sweden's pivot to NATO : A case of small states' shift in security policy

   University essay from Försvarshögskolan

   Author : Irena Bonnier; [2024]
   Keywords : Security and defence policy; Sweden; NATO; Small states studies; Deterrence; Shelter theory s political military dimension; Realism; Foreign Policy Change; Domestic determinants of small states security policy; Process-tracing; Säkerhets- och försvarspolitik; Sverige; NATO; Småstatsteori; Avskräckning; Vindskyddsteorins politiska militära dimension; Realism; Utrikespolitisk förändring; Inhemska påverkansfaktorer på småstaters säkerhetspolitik; Processpårning;

   Abstract : Sweden is the only state in the Baltic Sea region currently not under NATO protection, which puts the state in a particularly vulnerable position. On 18 May 2022, Sweden officially deemed NATO alignment a more effective option of security strategy in projecting deterrence and dealing with the security challenges the state is facing, compared to a strategy of non-alignment which has been Sweden’s security posture for over 200 years. READ MORE

4. 3. EU INITIATIVES TO FIGHT CORRUPTION

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Vanesa Voci; [2023-02-06]
   Keywords : EU initiatives; Corruption; EU-membership; Albania; Croatia;

   Abstract : It has always been a significant goal for Western Balkan countries to obtain EU membership. The European Union admits new members when they achieve the democratic, economical, and political conditions and requirements. READ MORE

5. 4. Från fara till frälsare: En kvalitativ textanalys av förändringar i den svenska NATO-debatten

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Lucas Strid; Åsa Sturesson; [2023]
   Keywords : Securitization; Magdalena Andersson; NATO; Invasion of Ukraine; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : 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

6. 5. “Partner Number One” : A Political Discourse Analysis of Sweden Deciding to Join NATO

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Emily Palmqvist; [2023]
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   Abstract : This thesis provides a description and an evaluation through a political discourse analysis of the report Deterioration of the security environment – implications for Sweden Ds 2022:8, which became the basis of the government’s decision to apply for NATO membership. The report was made by a working group that was provided with this task by the government; to deliberate on Swedish security policy concerning the changed European security environment due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. READ MORE