Defence Speaker Series: Bringing the People Back In? War Preparedness, Total Defence, and Public Opinion...
12:00 PM 鈥� 12:00 PM
The past decade has seen the return of 鈥榳hole-of-society鈥� approaches to national security. Drawing on research on Sweden and Scandinavia, this talk addresses a key question: what is the role of 鈥榯he people鈥� in total defence, and is there public support for substantial and sometimes far-reaching changes to defence policy and practice?
Bio:
Joakim Berndtsson is a full professor at the School of Global Studies, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, and research fellow at the Swedish Centre for Studies of Armed Forces and Society (CSMS). He is currently a guest professor with the Canadian Defence and Security Network (CDSN-RCDS) at Carleton University. Berndtsson鈥檚 research interests include Swedish and Nordic total defence planning and organising, civilian-military collaboration, and public opinion on Swedish defence and security policy.
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