Nordic Societal Security Convergence and Divergence

• Published in: NordSTEVA
• Main Authors: Larsson, Sebastian, Rhinard, Mark
• Format: eBook Book
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Routledge 2020; Taylor and Francis; University of Copenhagen; Taylor & Francis
• Edition: 1
• Series: Routledge New Security Studies
• Subjects: Civil Society; Civilian Preparedness; Cold War Sweden; Comprehensive Security; Comprehensive Security Model; Critical Security; Danish Defence; DSB; EU Defence Policy; Europe; EU’s Idea; geographical spectrum; History; Human security; Human security > Scandinavia; Internal Security; Internal University Proceedings; international cooperation; Managerial Security Practice; National security; National security > Philosophy; National security > Social aspects > Scandinavia; NATO Partnership; Nonfiction; Nordic; Nordic Region; Nordic Security; Nordic societal security; Other social problems & services; Political Freedom; Political Science; Politics; Politics and government; Public Administration; Regional Security; Scandinavia; Scandinavian Politics; Security (National & International); Security Studies - Pol & Intl Relns; Social security; Social security > Scandinavia; Societal Security; Society and Social Sciences; Swedish Emergency Management Agency; Swedish Security; Swedish Security Policy; theoretical spectrum; Total Defence; Vital Societal Functions; Warfare and defence; Nordic Security; Internal University Proceedings; Swedish Security; Vital Societal Functions; EU Defence Policy; Danish Defence; Security Dangers; Swedish Emergency Management Agency; NATO Partnership; DSB; Civil Society; Civilian Preparedness; Swedish Security Policy; Managerial Security Practice; Comprehensive Security Model; Public Administration; Cold War Sweden; EU's Idea; Nordic Region; Societal Security; Counterterrorism Measures; Total Defence; Comprehensive Security; Danish Security; Norwegian Welfare State
• ISBN: 9781000168570; 1000168573; 9780367492922; 036749292X; 0367492946; 9780367492946; 9781000168594; 9781003045533; 100016859X; 1003045537; 1000168581; 9781000168587
• DOI: 10.4324/9781003045533

This book compares and contrasts publicly espoused security concepts in the Nordic region, and explores the notion of societal security. Outside observers often assume that Nordic countries take similar approaches to the security and safety of their citizens. This book challenges that assumption and traces the evolution of ‘societal security’, and its broadly equivalent concepts, in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland. The notion of societal security is deconstructed and analysed in terms of its different meanings and implications for each country, through both country- and issue-focused studies. Each chapter traces the evolution of key security concepts and related practices, allowing for a comparison of similarities and differences between these four countries. Using discourses and practices as evidence, this is the first book to explore how different Nordic nations have conceptualised domestic security over time. The findings will be valuable to scholars from across the geographical and theoretical spectrum, while highlighting how Nordic security discourses and practices may deviate from traditional assumptions about Nordic values. This book will be of much interest to students of security studies, Nordic politics and International Relations. The Open Access version of this book, available at https://www.routledge.com/Nordic-Societal-Security-Convergence-and-Divergence/Larsson-Rhinard/p/book/9780367492922, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.