Nato, för eller mot? En partipolitisk argumentationsanalys kring ett svenskt medlemskap i Nato
Year: 2019

Sweden may be on the verge on making a historical shift in defence policy. The current non-alignment doctrine is under threat after the Russian annexation of Crimea. The two leading parties, the Social Democrats and the Moderate Party, have different opinions whether or not Sweden should join forces with NATO. Therefore the purpose of this thesis is to examine both parties’ arguments in order to evaluate if their motivations are mainly influenced by realism or liberalism – two major theories of