Stability and Change in Role Conceptions : The Case of Russia and the Annexation of Crimea
Journal: KTH Publication Database DiVA (KTH Royal Institute of Technology)
Year: 2020

This paper addresses the question of whether Russia’s role conception changed after the annexation of Crimea. Research on role conceptions has a solid standing within foreign policy analysis, but information on role change and what it is that affects it has not been given the necessary attention. The paper’s theoretical framework contains earlier theoretical definitions of role conceptions and role change. In conjunction with the theoretical approach, process tracing and systematic text analysis