Invasionen av Falklandsöarna 1982 och Kuwait 1990 – mänskligt beteende och/eller dumdristighet?
(2023) STVU15 20231Department of Political Science
- Abstract
- The purpose of the study is to investigate whether two theories can have
explanatory power on two real cases – the invasions of the Falkland Islands in
1982 and Kuwait in 1990. There is a theory that can be used by a state to unite a
population towards a common goal – diversionary action. This is the basis for this
study. To fully understand why this method was used and what made the two
states to continue, the two theories – information bias and sunk cost fallacy – are
studied. This is to be able to understand the human factor behind decisions of
choices.
The study is conducted as a case study with congruence analysis in two steps
with the theories towards one case at a time. Causal mechanisms, i.e. situations
we can... (More) - The purpose of the study is to investigate whether two theories can have
explanatory power on two real cases – the invasions of the Falkland Islands in
1982 and Kuwait in 1990. There is a theory that can be used by a state to unite a
population towards a common goal – diversionary action. This is the basis for this
study. To fully understand why this method was used and what made the two
states to continue, the two theories – information bias and sunk cost fallacy – are
studied. This is to be able to understand the human factor behind decisions of
choices.
The study is conducted as a case study with congruence analysis in two steps
with the theories towards one case at a time. Causal mechanisms, i.e. situations
we can analyse and have a direct impact on the outcome, have been identified to
reinforce or falsify the theories.
The result of the study shows that the human brain is definitely affected and
chooses to subjectively interpret the environment from several different aspects
such as objectivity, self-confidence and personal interests. Furthermore, the study
also shows that authoritarian leaders find it difficult to identify when events are
going in the wrong direction as their invested prestige is at stake. (Less)
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- author
- Jakobsson Drejstam, Marcus LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- STVU15 20231
- year
- 2023
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Falklandskriget, informationsbias, sunk cost fallacy, diversionary action, auktoritära stater.
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 9114005
- date added to LUP
- 2023-05-25 11:29:05
- date last changed
- 2023-05-25 11:29:05
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abstract = {{The purpose of the study is to investigate whether two theories can have
explanatory power on two real cases – the invasions of the Falkland Islands in
1982 and Kuwait in 1990. There is a theory that can be used by a state to unite a
population towards a common goal – diversionary action. This is the basis for this
study. To fully understand why this method was used and what made the two
states to continue, the two theories – information bias and sunk cost fallacy – are
studied. This is to be able to understand the human factor behind decisions of
choices.
The study is conducted as a case study with congruence analysis in two steps
with the theories towards one case at a time. Causal mechanisms, i.e. situations
we can analyse and have a direct impact on the outcome, have been identified to
reinforce or falsify the theories.
The result of the study shows that the human brain is definitely affected and
chooses to subjectively interpret the environment from several different aspects
such as objectivity, self-confidence and personal interests. Furthermore, the study
also shows that authoritarian leaders find it difficult to identify when events are
going in the wrong direction as their invested prestige is at stake.}},
author = {{Jakobsson Drejstam, Marcus}},
language = {{swe}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Invasionen av Falklandsöarna 1982 och Kuwait 1990 – mänskligt beteende och/eller dumdristighet?}},
year = {{2023}},
}