Quietly Transformative: Analysing Norm-Dynamics in Swedish Security Policymaking in the Absence of Crises
Journal: Scandinavian Journal of Military Studies
Year: 2025

Despite their importance to the implementation of security and defence policy, less dramatic and more incremental events remain relatively overlooked in the study of security policymaking. Framing these as mid-range instances of security policymaking and applying a norm-dynamics framework, this article addresses that gap. It aims to elucidate how strategic culture, institutionalized norms, and discursive strategies interact to shape this layer of policymaking, drawing on an analysis of the Swedi