Kim Jong Il - Docka eller dockmakare?
(2007)Department of Political Science
- Abstract
- This paper has bearing on the subject of foreign policy analysis and decision-making,
but is nonetheless important to peace and conflict studies due to its emphasis on
nuclear weapons and deterrence.
I have constructed a theoretical framework for the analysis of foreign policy
decision-making that I set out to test on a crucial case. The framework is
crosscutting, and takes into consideration four levels of analysis: the system-,
regional-, state-, and individual level. It is centred on a key decision maker, and
applies a cognitive approach for determining his or hers belief system through which
the inputs from the other levels are filtered in order for the decision maker to
construct a perception of reality, from which the... (More) - This paper has bearing on the subject of foreign policy analysis and decision-making,
but is nonetheless important to peace and conflict studies due to its emphasis on
nuclear weapons and deterrence.
I have constructed a theoretical framework for the analysis of foreign policy
decision-making that I set out to test on a crucial case. The framework is
crosscutting, and takes into consideration four levels of analysis: the system-,
regional-, state-, and individual level. It is centred on a key decision maker, and
applies a cognitive approach for determining his or hers belief system through which
the inputs from the other levels are filtered in order for the decision maker to
construct a perception of reality, from which the decision is then formulated within.
The framework is applied to North Korean and its leader Kim Jong Il. It sets out
to explain his behaviour in the matter of their claimed nuclear weapons program, and
his decision to conduct a nuclear weapons-test, getting inside his head trying to figure
out why he chose to do it and for what reasons.
The conclusion indicates that the basic structure of the framework and its general
applicability is sound, but that it needs further testing in order to make it perfectly solid. (Less)
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- author
- Gustafsson, Johan
- supervisor
- organization
- year
- 2007
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Utrikespolitisk analys, Teoriutveckling, Kärnvapen, Nordkorea, Kim Jong Il, Peace and conflict research, polemology, Freds- och konfliktforskning
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 1323244
- date added to LUP
- 2007-09-05 00:00:00
- date last changed
- 2015-12-14 13:34:38
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abstract = {{This paper has bearing on the subject of foreign policy analysis and decision-making,
but is nonetheless important to peace and conflict studies due to its emphasis on
nuclear weapons and deterrence.
I have constructed a theoretical framework for the analysis of foreign policy
decision-making that I set out to test on a crucial case. The framework is
crosscutting, and takes into consideration four levels of analysis: the system-,
regional-, state-, and individual level. It is centred on a key decision maker, and
applies a cognitive approach for determining his or hers belief system through which
the inputs from the other levels are filtered in order for the decision maker to
construct a perception of reality, from which the decision is then formulated within.
The framework is applied to North Korean and its leader Kim Jong Il. It sets out
to explain his behaviour in the matter of their claimed nuclear weapons program, and
his decision to conduct a nuclear weapons-test, getting inside his head trying to figure
out why he chose to do it and for what reasons.
The conclusion indicates that the basic structure of the framework and its general
applicability is sound, but that it needs further testing in order to make it perfectly solid.}},
author = {{Gustafsson, Johan}},
language = {{swe}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Kim Jong Il - Docka eller dockmakare?}},
year = {{2007}},
}