Inledning: En utlandstjänstgöring i försvarsmaktens regi är ingen enskild angelägenhet för den försvarsanställde utan påverkar hela familjen. Det finns forskning som visar att när föräldern lämnar ett barn för militär utlandstjänstgöring, är barnets mående och förmåga att hantera en period av separation till stor del beroende på hur barnet har det för övrigt. Utifrån förförståelse och tolkning av tidigare forskning, undersöks möjligheterna kring hur det gestaltar sig för dessa barn att leva ett liv tillsammans med pappa efter militärt utlandsuppdrag. Går relation att reparera helt, återanknytas och återgå till de roller som familjesystemet en gång haft, eller utgör det större komplikationer? Frågeställningen är hur gestaltar sig möjligheten för unga vuxna att leva ett liv tillsammans med pappa efter militärt utlandsuppdrag? Metod som har använts för genomförandet av semistrukturerade intervjuer är kvalitativ metod, där sex respondenter varav fyra män och två kvinnor har deltagit. Det insamlade materialet har analyserats med tematisk analys med induktiv ansats. Det som beskrivs är det fenomen som undersöks; respondenternas tankar, upplevelser och känslor kring den egna subjektiva erfarenheten och dess mening i deras livsvärld. Resultatet knyts till tre huvudteman; separation från föräldern, systemets påverkan av utlandsuppdrag och återanknytning med föräldern samt åtta underteman som sammanfattningsvis redogör för respondenternas subjektiva upplevelse. Respondenterna upplever en avsaknad av dialog och kommunikation mellan pappa och den hemmavarande föräldern i anslutning till pappas utlandsuppdrag som militär. Respondentens upplevelse är en brist på öppenhet i dialogen, vilket har reglerat och undantryckt dennes dåvarande känsla, fantasi men även åsikt om det militära uppdrag och verksamhet pappan deltog i. Separationen har berört respondenterna varierande, men en generell uppfattning är att det uppstått anknytningsbrott. Respondenterna menar även att pappans beslut att åka på militärt utlandsuppdrag har påverkat hela familjesystemet. Rollförändringar och friktioner har uppstått och pappans roll till övriga familjemedlemmar har förskjutits och respondenternas roll som barn i familjen har behövt revideras. Diskussion tar upp de relationella problemen som är följder av tidigare anknytningsskador och anknytningsbrott. Återupprättad kommunikation med pappa möjliggör att återanknytningen förbättrar relationen, samtidigt som behovet av en ökad förmåga hos pappan till känslomässig bearbetning är en förutsättning för förändring. När kommunikationen i vuxen ålder förbättrades fick respondenten möjlighet att uttrycka de känslor som varit förknippande med separationen och livet utan pappa, vilket tycks ha haft en läkande effekt på relationen och anknytningen till pappa. / Introduction: An overseas service in the defense forces is no single concern of the defense staff, but affects the entire family. Research shows that when parents leave the children for military service abroad, the child's mood and ability to cope with a period of separation greatly depending on how the child’s life is in general. Based on the understanding and interpretation of previous research, this study will see into how it’s manifested for these children to continue to live a life with their father after military foreign missions. Is it possible for the relationship to repair completely, re-attach and return to the roles that the family system once had, or is there more complications? Question: How is life portrayed for young adults to live with their father after his military missions abroad? Method used in this research for carrying out semi-structured interviews are qualitative approach, where six respondents, three men two women participated. The collected data were analyzed with thematic analysis with inductive approach. What is described is the phenomenon; respondents' thoughts, experiences and feelings about their own subjective experience and its meaning in their life. The results are linked to the three main themes: separation from the parent, the impact of military missions abroad to the system and re-attachment with the father. There are also eight sub-themes that collectively describe the respondents' subjective experience. Respondents perceive a lack of openness in the dialogue and communication between their father and themselves regarding the subject of the father's international assignment as military. The separation has touched the respondents in varied way, but the general opinion is that respondents also believe that the father's decision to go on military assignments abroad affected the entire family system, not least, the role changes and frictions that arise as a consequence.  Discussion: The relational problems are consequences of previous attachment failures. Repairing the communication to their father enables re-attachment, which can improve the relational difficulties between the father and the young adult. When communication in adulthood increased the respondents had the opportunity to express the emotions associated with the separation that can act as a healing effect on the relationship and association with their father.

<p>Syftet med denna uppsats är att presentera bakomliggande orsaker som kan påverka tjänstvilligheten att genomföra internationella militära insatser. Uppsatsen bygger på en enkätundersökning med fem kategorier människor, som antingen innehar anställning, eller är anhöriga till dem som är anställda av Försvarsmakten. Dessutom har intervjuer med anhöriga genomförts för att få en djupare insikt och förståelse. Resultatet av undersökningen skall svara på vilka faktorer som påverkar tjänstvilligheten, samt därigenom ge förslag på områden där FM och dess uppdragsgivare kan intensifiera arbetet för att göra den internationella miljön mer attraktiv.</p><p>Utredningen kan ses som ett komplement till Veteransoldatutredningen som genomförts vid Försvarsdepartementet under 2008.</p> / <p>The purpose with this essay is to present the reasons and explanations behind the decision to go or not to go on missions abroad and how obliging you can be. The essay relay on an examine of opinions due out of five categories of people, who either have an employment with or relative who is in connections with one who have an employment with the Swedish Defence Forces. Besides that two interviews have been conducted to get to know the thoughts or decisions behind for the relatives. The result is to give answer on what the main reasons are for the willingness of service abroad and what the Swedish Defence Forces and their principal can do about it to promote foreign service further more.</p><p>The essay can be seen as a parallel investigation as the Veteran policies which have been conducted by the Defence ministry in 2008.</p>

Syftet med denna uppsats är att presentera bakomliggande orsaker som kan påverka tjänstvilligheten att genomföra internationella militära insatser. Uppsatsen bygger på en enkätundersökning med fem kategorier människor, som antingen innehar anställning, eller är anhöriga till dem som är anställda av Försvarsmakten. Dessutom har intervjuer med anhöriga genomförts för att få en djupare insikt och förståelse. Resultatet av undersökningen skall svara på vilka faktorer som påverkar tjänstvilligheten, samt därigenom ge förslag på områden där FM och dess uppdragsgivare kan intensifiera arbetet för att göra den internationella miljön mer attraktiv. Utredningen kan ses som ett komplement till Veteransoldatutredningen som genomförts vid Försvarsdepartementet under 2008. / The purpose with this essay is to present the reasons and explanations behind the decision to go or not to go on missions abroad and how obliging you can be. The essay relay on an examine of opinions due out of five categories of people, who either have an employment with or relative who is in connections with one who have an employment with the Swedish Defence Forces. Besides that two interviews have been conducted to get to know the thoughts or decisions behind for the relatives. The result is to give answer on what the main reasons are for the willingness of service abroad and what the Swedish Defence Forces and their principal can do about it to promote foreign service further more. The essay can be seen as a parallel investigation as the Veteran policies which have been conducted by the Defence ministry in 2008.

The main aim of this study was to investigate the implementation of the performance management system in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation of the Botswana public service and to identify the factors that facilitated and hindered the successful implementation of the programme. This study used a mixed methods research design which combines both qualitative and quantitative research design. The study used the model of social programmes, which is a holistic and comprehensive analytical framework that is used to study the implementation of social intervention programmes. Research data was obtained using a triangulation of research methods (case study, evaluation research and survey method) and data sources (literature review, document analysis, self-administered questionnaires and follow-up personal interviews). A sample of 90 respondents was selected using the purposive sampling strategy. The study found that the implementation of the performance management system in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation was problematic because of unclear and ambiguous foreign policy goals and objectives; lack of broad-based support and critical mass of champions of the performance management system; use of command-and-control management model rather than empowerment and the adaptation model; inadequate human and institutional capacities; ineffective supporting systems of the performance management system; weak accountability and responsibility mechanisms; weak intra-ministerial and inter-ministerial communication, co-operation, collaboration and co-ordination; inadequate information and communications technology infrastructure and unfavourable international environment. This study contributed to the existing literature by investigating the implementation of the performance management system in the global environment from a public service perspective rather than a private sector perspective, which relies on the experiences of multinational companies. The study findings provide some invaluable insights that may improve the implementation of the performance management system in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation of the Botswana public service by proposing recommendations to the identified problems. The recommendations include: setting clear and specific foreign policy objectives; creating a critical mass of champions of the performance management system; strengthening human and institutional capacities; promoting effective implementation and use of supporting systems of the performance management system; strengthening accountability and responsibility mechanisms; strengthening intra-ministerial and inter-ministerial communication, co-operation, collaboration, and co-ordination; strengthening decentralisation and empowerment principles and upgrading information and communications technology infrastructure. / Public Administration and Management / DPA

The main aim of this study was to investigate the implementation of the performance management system in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation of the Botswana public service and to identify the factors that facilitated and hindered the successful implementation of the programme. This study used a mixed methods research design which combines both qualitative and quantitative research design. The study used the model of social programmes, which is a holistic and comprehensive analytical framework that is used to study the implementation of social intervention programmes. Research data was obtained using a triangulation of research methods (case study, evaluation research and survey method) and data sources (literature review, document analysis, self-administered questionnaires and follow-up personal interviews). A sample of 90 respondents was selected using the purposive sampling strategy. The study found that the implementation of the performance management system in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation was problematic because of unclear and ambiguous foreign policy goals and objectives; lack of broad-based support and critical mass of champions of the performance management system; use of command-and-control management model rather than empowerment and the adaptation model; inadequate human and institutional capacities; ineffective supporting systems of the performance management system; weak accountability and responsibility mechanisms; weak intra-ministerial and inter-ministerial communication, co-operation, collaboration and co-ordination; inadequate information and communications technology infrastructure and unfavourable international environment. This study contributed to the existing literature by investigating the implementation of the performance management system in the global environment from a public service perspective rather than a private sector perspective, which relies on the experiences of multinational companies. The study findings provide some invaluable insights that may improve the implementation of the performance management system in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation of the Botswana public service by proposing recommendations to the identified problems. The recommendations include: setting clear and specific foreign policy objectives; creating a critical mass of champions of the performance management system; strengthening human and institutional capacities; promoting effective implementation and use of supporting systems of the performance management system; strengthening accountability and responsibility mechanisms; strengthening intra-ministerial and inter-ministerial communication, co-operation, collaboration, and co-ordination; strengthening decentralisation and empowerment principles and upgrading information and communications technology infrastructure. / Public Administration and Management / DPA