En undersökning om doktrinutveckling : Minskad operativ effektivitet i den militärstrategiska doktrinen

• Main Author: Gustavsson, Alfred
• Format: Others
• Language: Swedish
• Published: Försvarshögskolan 2016
• Subjects: Doktrinutveckling; operativ effektivitet; små stater; militärstrategisk doktrin
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:fhs:diva-6207

This thesis purpose is to analyze specific content in Sweden’s doctrine to illustrate a trend in doctrine development in small states. Small states doctrine tends to promote political messages rather than messages about operational efficiency. Due to this trend, it is important to study how small states implement and accept these types of developments. Kjell Bjerga and Torunn Haaland describes this phenomenon through an analysis of the Norwegian doctrine. The arguments they point out creates a tool, which explain concepts in Sweden’s military strategic doctrine. This thesis then takes a discursive form to identify the doctrines hidden roots and underlying narratives. It is then possible to structure concepts such as operational efficiency or operational inefficiency. The result of this analysis is that Sweden follow the development in small states strategic doctrine, decreasing the amount of concepts promoting operational efficiency. The result comply with Bjerga and Haalands theory and confirm the question at issue. This may lead to a dilemma where Sweden cannot achieve military operational efficiency because their doctrine promoting messages hard to translate to distinct military action.