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Ett paradigmskifte i politisk strategi?- En beskrivande fallstudie om användningen av strategiska narrativ inom den svenska utrikespolitiken

Samuelsson, Maya LU (2024) STVK05 20241
Department of Political Science
Abstract
The foundation of this research lies in the recent shift of Swedish foreign policy, where the current government chose to abolish the feminist foreign policy in favor of pursuing a primarily Swedish and European foreign policy. The objects of the study are two governments: the current liberal and conservative government and the former social democratic and green government. This research investigates how the two governments employ strategic narratives within foreign policy, to articulate their respective commitment to global gender equality. Thus the theory of strategic narrative is applied, and a comparison between the two narratives is conducted. Using officially published documents and speeches by the government, this research... (More)
The foundation of this research lies in the recent shift of Swedish foreign policy, where the current government chose to abolish the feminist foreign policy in favor of pursuing a primarily Swedish and European foreign policy. The objects of the study are two governments: the current liberal and conservative government and the former social democratic and green government. This research investigates how the two governments employ strategic narratives within foreign policy, to articulate their respective commitment to global gender equality. Thus the theory of strategic narrative is applied, and a comparison between the two narratives is conducted. Using officially published documents and speeches by the government, this research undertakes a descriptive case study together with a qualitative content analysis. To investigate how the strategic narratives are employed, three types of strategic narratives are identified: context narrative, system narrative and identity narrative, as well as how the narratives align with one another to create a comprehensive political story. The findings reveal that while the former government highlights its prioritized, global and leading commitment, the current government articulates a commitment that is prioritized but within the framework of Swedish interest and the country’s surrounding area. (Less)
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Samuelsson, Maya LU
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organization
course
STVK05 20241
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
feministisk utrikespolitik, utrikespolitiska förändringar, strategiska narrativ, rödgröna regeringen, moderatledda regeringen
language
Swedish
id
9152974
date added to LUP
2024-07-18 13:47:28
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2024-07-18 13:47:28
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  abstract     = {{The foundation of this research lies in the recent shift of Swedish foreign policy, where the current government chose to abolish the feminist foreign policy in favor of pursuing a primarily Swedish and European foreign policy. The objects of the study are two governments: the current liberal and conservative government and the former social democratic and green government. This research investigates how the two governments employ strategic narratives within foreign policy, to articulate their respective commitment to global gender equality. Thus the theory of strategic narrative is applied, and a comparison between the two narratives is conducted. Using officially published documents and speeches by the government, this research undertakes a descriptive case study together with a qualitative content analysis. To investigate how the strategic narratives are employed, three types of strategic narratives are identified: context narrative, system narrative and identity narrative, as well as how the narratives align with one another to create a comprehensive political story. The findings reveal that while the former government highlights its prioritized, global and leading commitment, the current government articulates a commitment that is prioritized but within the framework of Swedish interest and the country’s surrounding area.}},
  author       = {{Samuelsson, Maya}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Ett paradigmskifte i politisk strategi?- En beskrivande fallstudie om användningen av strategiska narrativ inom den svenska utrikespolitiken}},
  year         = {{2024}},
}