A demilitarization process under challenge? The example of Sweden

During the past decades, the process of militarization that characterized Sweden after the Second World War has been replaced by a process of demilitarization. With the debates following the war in Georgia 2008 and the Russian annexation of Crimea in 2014, this process of demilitarization appears un...

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Published in:Defence studies 2015-07, Vol.15 (3), p.235-253
Main Author: Holmberg, Arita
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Annexation
Armed forces
civil-military relations
defence policy
demilitarization
legitimacy
Militarization
Politics
Post World War II period
Society
Statsvetenskap med inriktning mot strategi och säkerhetspolitik
Sweden
World War II
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Summary:During the past decades, the process of militarization that characterized Sweden after the Second World War has been replaced by a process of demilitarization. With the debates following the war in Georgia 2008 and the Russian annexation of Crimea in 2014, this process of demilitarization appears under challenge. This raises questions about the nature of these processes and the problems facing the attempts at turning them around. The article introduces a framework for analysing the influence of the military upon politics and society in the twenty-first-century European context with the aim of better understanding the various traits, their interconnections and relation to broader trends in Europe and the West. The analysis shows that traits of demilitarization are still dominating in Sweden, although some indications of remilitarization can be found.
ISSN:1470-2436
1743-9698
1743-9698
DOI:10.1080/14702436.2015.1084174