After more than 30 years of research on cyberwar there is still many, and often contradicting views on what it is and what effects it can produce. This thesis studies how the Swedish political level understands cyberwar. The study was conducted using Ashraf’s definitional framework and framing methodology. The analysis is based on the empirical material of official documents pub-lished by the Swedish government. The study shows that the Swedish view on cyberwar is mainly realistic but, in some parts, also alarmistic according to the definitions in Ashraf’s framework. The thesis also shows that Ashraf’s framework is well suited to show what understanding a state has on cyberwar, but the framework also has some limitations. The result of this thesis gives a deeper knowledge on how Sweden understands cyberwar and can be used to improve on future polices and strategies.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:fhs-12540 |
| Date | January 2024 |
| Creators | Söderström, Lars |
| Publisher | Försvarshögskolan |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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