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Krishantering och maktpolitik

Forsberg, Nils LU (2020) STVU15 20201
Department of Political Science
Abstract
In the beginning of 2020 the world experienced the most severe pandemic since the last globalization wave. In Scandinavia the COVID-19 outbreak was countered with similar aims but with different measures. When Denmark imposed extensive restrictions Sweden took a completely different path. This study investigates the reason why seemingly equal countries opted such different crisis management strategies during the COVID-19 outbreak.
The study is based on theories of crisis management together with Joseph Nye’s theory of soft power. Power as a means in the crisis management were exercised in different ways and to varying degrees to inhibit the spread of the disease. By examining the power behavior of the countries and comparing them to the... (More)
In the beginning of 2020 the world experienced the most severe pandemic since the last globalization wave. In Scandinavia the COVID-19 outbreak was countered with similar aims but with different measures. When Denmark imposed extensive restrictions Sweden took a completely different path. This study investigates the reason why seemingly equal countries opted such different crisis management strategies during the COVID-19 outbreak.
The study is based on theories of crisis management together with Joseph Nye’s theory of soft power. Power as a means in the crisis management were exercised in different ways and to varying degrees to inhibit the spread of the disease. By examining the power behavior of the countries and comparing them to the countries’ means of power a positive linear relationship was found that could explain the differences. Eight variables of power behavior and 16 variables of means of power were compared. The decisive factors were cultural but the countries’ foreign policy profile was also important together with military power. (Less)
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author
Forsberg, Nils LU
supervisor
organization
course
STVU15 20201
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
krishantering, covid-19, pandemi, makt, mjuk makt, Skandinavien, Sverige, Danmark
language
Swedish
id
9008750
date added to LUP
2020-06-09 09:16:30
date last changed
2020-06-09 09:16:30
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  abstract     = {{In the beginning of 2020 the world experienced the most severe pandemic since the last globalization wave. In Scandinavia the COVID-19 outbreak was countered with similar aims but with different measures. When Denmark imposed extensive restrictions Sweden took a completely different path. This study investigates the reason why seemingly equal countries opted such different crisis management strategies during the COVID-19 outbreak.
The study is based on theories of crisis management together with Joseph Nye’s theory of soft power. Power as a means in the crisis management were exercised in different ways and to varying degrees to inhibit the spread of the disease. By examining the power behavior of the countries and comparing them to the countries’ means of power a positive linear relationship was found that could explain the differences. Eight variables of power behavior and 16 variables of means of power were compared. The decisive factors were cultural but the countries’ foreign policy profile was also important together with military power.}},
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  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Krishantering och maktpolitik}},
  year         = {{2020}},
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