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Varför upprättades nya regementen trots Försvarsmaktens avrådan? - En studie av försvarsbeslut 2020

Sassarsson, Martin LU (2023) STVU15 20231
Department of Political Science
Abstract
According to the Swedish defense decision in 2020, the government decided to increase the military organization regarding the number of soldiers that can be put on active duty in case of war, from 60 000 to 90 000 men. The Swedish government came to a decision together with the help of two reports that the Swedish Defense Commission had written. In the decision, they wanted to reestablish a military presence in certain areas of Sweden. The Swedish Armed Forces was tasked to provide a report regarding the defense decision and in that report, the Swedish Armed Forces suggested that it would be better to use existing regiments and platforms for basic training. This study will examine why the government decided against the recommendation of... (More)
According to the Swedish defense decision in 2020, the government decided to increase the military organization regarding the number of soldiers that can be put on active duty in case of war, from 60 000 to 90 000 men. The Swedish government came to a decision together with the help of two reports that the Swedish Defense Commission had written. In the decision, they wanted to reestablish a military presence in certain areas of Sweden. The Swedish Armed Forces was tasked to provide a report regarding the defense decision and in that report, the Swedish Armed Forces suggested that it would be better to use existing regiments and platforms for basic training. This study will examine why the government decided against the recommendation of the armed forces. The method used is a theory-consuming case study and two theories from Allison & Zelikow's theoretical models for decision-making, named Rational Actor Model and Government Politics Model. The result of the analysis is that the decision was both rational and a product of bargaining with different players. (Less)
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author
Sassarsson, Martin LU
supervisor
organization
course
STVU15 20231
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Försvarsbeslut, Allison, Rationellt, OrgE
language
Swedish
id
9114138
date added to LUP
2023-05-25 11:27:32
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2023-05-25 11:27:32
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  abstract     = {{According to the Swedish defense decision in 2020, the government decided to increase the military organization regarding the number of soldiers that can be put on active duty in case of war, from 60 000 to 90 000 men. The Swedish government came to a decision together with the help of two reports that the Swedish Defense Commission had written. In the decision, they wanted to reestablish a military presence in certain areas of Sweden. The Swedish Armed Forces was tasked to provide a report regarding the defense decision and in that report, the Swedish Armed Forces suggested that it would be better to use existing regiments and platforms for basic training. This study will examine why the government decided against the recommendation of the armed forces. The method used is a theory-consuming case study and two theories from Allison & Zelikow's theoretical models for decision-making, named Rational Actor Model and Government Politics Model. The result of the analysis is that the decision was both rational and a product of bargaining with different players.}},
  author       = {{Sassarsson, Martin}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Varför upprättades nya regementen trots Försvarsmaktens avrådan? - En studie av försvarsbeslut 2020}},
  year         = {{2023}},
}