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1	Sweden´s Process to Enter the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) : Decision-making and Bounded Rationality in Times of Crisis Hartman, Moa, Akrami Hasan Kiadeh, Nadia January 2024 (has links) The Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 set Europe in sorrow, distress, and emergency. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is something Sweden has refrained from joining due to the country’s neutral stance. However, despite Sweden's long-standing neutrality of over 200 years, it was abandoned within only weeks. The short timeframe of decision-making raised questions about the level of rationality in the decision of the Swedish NATO application. Scholars and researchers have through different methods and theories attempted to explain this unpredictable shift, but still, the process appears to lack a clearly defined rationale. This case study seeks to understand the decision-making process of the government in times of crisis, examining how the rationality of such decisions may have been compromised by analyzing secondary data. The aim is to address the research gap, concerning the rapid and framed process for Sweden to join NATO. Analyzing the decision through the lens of Bounded Rationality Theory, applying variables such as (1) time pressure, (2) cognition, and (3) access to information (Simon, 1947), the possibility arises to shred light on the factors contributing to Bounded Rationality in the Swedish NATO process. These aspects were all present in the Swedish NATO process. In combination with characteristics of a government in crisis (Boin, Hart, Stern & Sundelius, 2005), one can to a great extent understand the significant shift in stance towards NATO membership, given that governments tend to act differently when being subject to a crisis. It can be concluded that rationality was significantly bounded by limited access to information, to some extent by the ability to process information, and comprehensively by the constraints of time pressure. The Swedish NATO process, consisting of a government amid a crisis, was subject to and exemplifies Bounded Rationality in decision-making. Bounded Rationality Theory Sweden´s NATO process Government in Crisis Sweden´s NATO application Decision-making Process NATO Debate Non-alignment Non-belligerency Begränsad Rationalitetsteori Sveriges NATO-process Regering i Kris Sveriges NATO-ansökan beslutsprocess NATO-debatt alliansfrihet icke-krigsförande Social Sciences Samhällsvetenskap
2	En svensk tiger…jamar? : Den svenska självbilden under Natoprocessen 2022–2023 som exempel på demokratisk propaganda / A Swedish tiger...meows? : The Swedish self-image during the NATO-process 2022–2023 as an example of democratic propaganda Sarsour, Amer January 2023 (has links) The primary purpose of this thesis is to analyze the rhetorical transformations of the Swedish self-image during the NATO process, particularly through the lens of democratic propaganda as described by the French philosopher and sociologist Jacques Ellul. It explores how this image is constructed and communicated in Swedish media, with a specific focus on the public service broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT). The research methodology employed in this thesis is a thematic-oriented close reading approach. The analysis concentrates on passages that primarily discuss the image of Sweden, examining them within the framework of Jacques Ellul's theory of democratic propaganda. The study explores the characteristics of democratic propaganda, its mechanisms, and manifestations. Of particular interest are aspects related to how democratic propaganda can help the state reinforce collective myths about the ideals of democracy as reflected in the analyzed material. Rather than using a specific rhetorical analysis method such as topic analysis or cluster analysis, the study is guided by the questions motivated by the theory itself. rhetoric propaganda democratic propaganda Jaques Ellul myths collective myths democracy communication NATO NATO-process Sweden the image of Sweden Swedish self-image Turkey Trilateral memorandum neutrality public service SVT Swedish Television Swedish politics security policy democratic anchoring retorik propaganda demokratisk propaganda Jaques Ellul myter kollektiva myter demokrati kommunikation NATO NATO-process Sverige Sverigebilden svensk självbild Turkiet Trilateral memorandum neutralitet public service SVT Sveriges Television svensk politik säkerhetspolitik demokratisk förankring Humanities and the Arts Humaniora och konst

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Sweden´s Process to Enter the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) : Decision-making and Bounded Rationality in Times of Crisis

En svensk tiger…jamar? : Den svenska självbilden under Natoprocessen 2022–2023 som exempel på demokratisk propaganda / A Swedish tiger...meows? : The Swedish self-image during the NATO-process 2022–2023 as an example of democratic propaganda