Vilka incitament kan förklara Sveriges engagemang i Afghanistan?
En undersökning ur ett liberalistiskt, ett realistiskt och ett konstruktivistiskt perspektiv
SwedenAfghanistanPeace buildingConflictNational interestsInternational solidarityIdentityCivil SocietyTerrorismStrategyInfluenceLiberalismRealismConstructivismSverigeAfghanistanSäkerhetspolitikFredKonfliktIntressenTerrorismLiberalismRealismKonstruktivism
The purpose of this study was to examine the incentives behind Sweden?s decision to engagein the Afghanistan conflict.The method used to fulfil the purpose of the study is content analysis. The material that hasbeen used in the study is various books and articles concerning Sweden in Afghanistan,Swedish foreign policy and perspectives in political science.The study is multi-theoretical and thus the analysis explains the incentives from a liberal, arealist and a constructivist point of view.The conclusion of the study is that identity has a great part in explaining the incentives forSweden to engage in Afghanistan, especially because of the transformation in strategy andforeign policy that has taken place since the end of the cold war. Other factors, such as peacebuilding and national interests also are incentives supported by the material used in the study.Yet, perhaps they are first and foremost connected by the constructivist idea of identity.