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Sverige som vapenexportör – En resa från 1980 till 2018 En undersökning om de avgörande historiska händelserna till förändringarna i Sveriges vapenexportpolicy under perioden 1980 till 2018

Kistner, Agnes LU and von Seth, Anna LU (2025) STVK04 20251
Department of Political Science
Abstract
This paper aims to examine the crucial historical events that have influenced Swedish arms export policy between 1980 and 2018, using the theories Policy Diffusion and Punctuated Equilibrium Theory to examine the results in a more nuanced and broader way. The study aims to provide a deeper understanding of how changes in domestic policy, international cooperation, security concerns and technological developments together reshaped Swedish arms export policy. Between 1980 and 2018, Sweden's arms export policy went through several important changes, shaped by crucial events such as the establishment of the Export Control Council, the adoption of the EU Code of Conduct, the arms embargo and the introduction of the democracy criterion. The... (More)
This paper aims to examine the crucial historical events that have influenced Swedish arms export policy between 1980 and 2018, using the theories Policy Diffusion and Punctuated Equilibrium Theory to examine the results in a more nuanced and broader way. The study aims to provide a deeper understanding of how changes in domestic policy, international cooperation, security concerns and technological developments together reshaped Swedish arms export policy. Between 1980 and 2018, Sweden's arms export policy went through several important changes, shaped by crucial events such as the establishment of the Export Control Council, the adoption of the EU Code of Conduct, the arms embargo and the introduction of the democracy criterion. The study examines these historical events and why they contributed to the changes in the swedish regulatory framework regarding arms exports. (Less)
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author
Kistner, Agnes LU and von Seth, Anna LU
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organization
course
STVK04 20251
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
vapenexportpolicy, Policy Diffusion, Punctuated Equilibrium Theory, svensk, historiska händelser, avgörande, förändring
language
Swedish
id
9189813
date added to LUP
2025-08-08 11:08:19
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2025-08-08 11:08:19
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  abstract     = {{This paper aims to examine the crucial historical events that have influenced Swedish arms export policy between 1980 and 2018, using the theories Policy Diffusion and Punctuated Equilibrium Theory to examine the results in a more nuanced and broader way. The study aims to provide a deeper understanding of how changes in domestic policy, international cooperation, security concerns and technological developments together reshaped Swedish arms export policy. Between 1980 and 2018, Sweden's arms export policy went through several important changes, shaped by crucial events such as the establishment of the Export Control Council, the adoption of the EU Code of Conduct, the arms embargo and the introduction of the democracy criterion. The study examines these historical events and why they contributed to the changes in the swedish regulatory framework regarding arms exports.}},
  author       = {{Kistner, Agnes and von Seth, Anna}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Sverige som vapenexportör – En resa från 1980 till 2018 En undersökning om de avgörande historiska händelserna till förändringarna i Sveriges vapenexportpolicy under perioden 1980 till 2018}},
  year         = {{2025}},
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