To Be, or Not to Be; a Feminist Government
(2023) FKVK02 20231Department of Political Science
- Abstract
- As Sweden has been a pioneer when it comes to agendas for the inclusion of women, the decision to terminate the feminist foreign policy was met with surprise. The newly elected government was quick at declaring the feminist foreign policy insufficient to represent Swedish interests and this research has provided insights to understand how this came to be. By analyzing the case with the application of process tracing, four different mechanisms, political ideology, fiscal conditions, efficiency and changes in the international arena, were detected and analyzed. They can all be understood as contributing to the decision to terminate the policy, however to various extent. The research finds the political ideology to be the most influential as... (More)
- As Sweden has been a pioneer when it comes to agendas for the inclusion of women, the decision to terminate the feminist foreign policy was met with surprise. The newly elected government was quick at declaring the feminist foreign policy insufficient to represent Swedish interests and this research has provided insights to understand how this came to be. By analyzing the case with the application of process tracing, four different mechanisms, political ideology, fiscal conditions, efficiency and changes in the international arena, were detected and analyzed. They can all be understood as contributing to the decision to terminate the policy, however to various extent. The research finds the political ideology to be the most influential as it also affects the understanding of the other mechanisms. In summary, the decision to terminate the feminist foreign policy is to be understood as a complex process and highlights the multifaceted understanding of international matters. Further, this research hopes to have added to the existing feminist research by proving its relevance in this setting, as to have shed a light on how to conceptualize and apply policy termination theory. (Less)
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- author
- Johansson Kullander, Olivia LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- FKVK02 20231
- year
- 2023
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Feminist Foreign Policy, Swedish Foreign Policy, policy termination theory, sustainable peace
- language
- English
- id
- 9116815
- date added to LUP
- 2023-08-27 17:12:03
- date last changed
- 2023-08-27 17:12:03
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abstract = {{As Sweden has been a pioneer when it comes to agendas for the inclusion of women, the decision to terminate the feminist foreign policy was met with surprise. The newly elected government was quick at declaring the feminist foreign policy insufficient to represent Swedish interests and this research has provided insights to understand how this came to be. By analyzing the case with the application of process tracing, four different mechanisms, political ideology, fiscal conditions, efficiency and changes in the international arena, were detected and analyzed. They can all be understood as contributing to the decision to terminate the policy, however to various extent. The research finds the political ideology to be the most influential as it also affects the understanding of the other mechanisms. In summary, the decision to terminate the feminist foreign policy is to be understood as a complex process and highlights the multifaceted understanding of international matters. Further, this research hopes to have added to the existing feminist research by proving its relevance in this setting, as to have shed a light on how to conceptualize and apply policy termination theory.}},
author = {{Johansson Kullander, Olivia}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{To Be, or Not to Be; a Feminist Government}},
year = {{2023}},
}