The purpose of this thesis is to examine what factors cause states to engage or not engage in military interventions. More specifically this thesis aims to highlight these factors by focusing on the contrasting decisions of Sweden and Poland regarding the 2003 Invasion of Iraq and the 2011 Intervention in Libya. The research question of this thesis is as follows: Why did Poland participate in the 2003 Invasion of Iraq whilst Sweden did not and why did Sweden participate in the 2011 military intervention in Libya whilst Poland did not? The theoretical departure point is that norms influence the decisions of states when deciding on intervention or non-intervention. The empirical analysis is performed through a qualitative text analysis of a combination of Swedish and Polish materials. The analysis shows the results that Sweden is more heavily influenced by the norms of humanitarian intervention and responsibility to protect than Poland and that Poland has a more emphasized focus on improving territorial defence through participation in military interventions.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:uu-412402 |
| Date | January 2020 |
| Creators | Gadd, Adam |
| Publisher | Uppsala universitet, Statsvetenskapliga institutionen |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | English |
| 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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