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Ett väpnat angrepp kan inte uteslutas

Crantz, Carl LU (2022) FKVK02 20221
Department of Political Science
Abstract
On February 24, 2022, Ukraine was invaded by Russia. This provoked strong
reactions from the world and Sweden. In Sweden's perspective, this was the first
time since 1939 that Sweden has sent weapons to a state in an ongoing conflict. The
conflict between Georgia and Russia in 2008 did not receive the same reactions. In
these two conflicts, the reactions differed from each other. Based on geopolitical
narratives and ontological certainty, this thesis will examine how the Swedish
Parliament's foreign policy has developed and the picture of the conflict in Georgia
has changed with the invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The results of the analysis show
that ontological certainty and geopolitical narrative are intertwined and the
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On February 24, 2022, Ukraine was invaded by Russia. This provoked strong
reactions from the world and Sweden. In Sweden's perspective, this was the first
time since 1939 that Sweden has sent weapons to a state in an ongoing conflict. The
conflict between Georgia and Russia in 2008 did not receive the same reactions. In
these two conflicts, the reactions differed from each other. Based on geopolitical
narratives and ontological certainty, this thesis will examine how the Swedish
Parliament's foreign policy has developed and the picture of the conflict in Georgia
has changed with the invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The results of the analysis show
that ontological certainty and geopolitical narrative are intertwined and the
construction of us and them is central in creating a threat. This we and them also
create a security dilemma where Sweden's search for security through approaching
NATO contributes to Russia's insecurity due to their alleged expansion to the east.
The ongoing conflict in Ukraine has also contributed to a reassessment of the view
of the conflict in Georgia, where the lukewarm reaction from the world and Sweden
to the invasion led Russia to believe that it was possible to invade Ukraine as well. (Less)
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author
Crantz, Carl LU
supervisor
organization
alternative title
Hur bilden av konflikterna i Georgien 2008 och Ukraina 2022 förändrats sett från svensk utrikespolitik
course
FKVK02 20221
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Kritisk geopolitik, ontologisk säkerhet, geopolitiskt narrativ, Sverige, Ryssland, Georgien, Ukraina
language
Swedish
id
9080614
date added to LUP
2022-07-03 09:10:31
date last changed
2022-07-03 09:10:31
@misc{9080614,
  abstract     = {{On February 24, 2022, Ukraine was invaded by Russia. This provoked strong 
reactions from the world and Sweden. In Sweden's perspective, this was the first 
time since 1939 that Sweden has sent weapons to a state in an ongoing conflict. The 
conflict between Georgia and Russia in 2008 did not receive the same reactions. In 
these two conflicts, the reactions differed from each other. Based on geopolitical 
narratives and ontological certainty, this thesis will examine how the Swedish 
Parliament's foreign policy has developed and the picture of the conflict in Georgia 
has changed with the invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The results of the analysis show 
that ontological certainty and geopolitical narrative are intertwined and the 
construction of us and them is central in creating a threat. This we and them also 
create a security dilemma where Sweden's search for security through approaching
NATO contributes to Russia's insecurity due to their alleged expansion to the east. 
The ongoing conflict in Ukraine has also contributed to a reassessment of the view 
of the conflict in Georgia, where the lukewarm reaction from the world and Sweden
to the invasion led Russia to believe that it was possible to invade Ukraine as well.}},
  author       = {{Crantz, Carl}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Ett väpnat angrepp kan inte uteslutas}},
  year         = {{2022}},
}