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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. NATO or Not

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Anton Näslund; [2024]
    Keywords : NATO; Securitization; Multiple Streams Framework; Security; Policy Process; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : 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

  4. 3. 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

  5. 4. Enviromental Discourse and Government Framing : a Comparative Study about the portrayal of Environmental issues by governmental actors in Poland and Sweden

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

    Author : Odd Grafström; [2024]
    Keywords : Government Framing; Political Communication Strategy; Poland; Sweden; Environmental issues.;

    Abstract : This is a qualitative content analysis that explores the presence of government framing in political communications regarding environmental issues by governmental actors in Sweden and Poland. By analyzing policy documents, press releases, and equivalent content spanning recent years, the study aims to identify instances of "emphasis framing" deployed by official governmental entities. READ MORE

  6. 5. ADJUSTING TO A NEW POLITICAL CONTEXT - A study of the civil servants’ possibilities to influence policymaking at the Government Offices in a new political context

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Förvaltningshögskolan

    Author : Ida Wicht; [2023-08-28]
    Keywords : Politics; Administration; Government Offices; Regeringskansliet; Dualism; Influence; Civil servant; New political context; Contract parliamentarism;

    Abstract : Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to study if the civil servants’ possibilities to influence the policymaking process at the Government Offices (Regeringskansliet) has been affected by the new political concept. The new political concept refers to the simultaneous occurrence of contract parliamentarism and a coalition government, which has been the arrangement in Sweden after the two most recent general elections. READ MORE