Douglas Brommesson
Biographic Data
| ID | 4096938 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Douglas Brommesson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Douglas |
| FAMILY NAME | Brommesson |
| SIGNATURE | BROMMESSON D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Lund University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6374-5964 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 49 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 18 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Perceptions of Nordicness in Nordic International Relations: A review of 60 years of research in Cooperation and Conflict
This review essay critically examines variation in the meanings of Nordicness – that is, the perceptions and recognitions of a specific Nordic role in the foreign and security policy of the various Nordic states (Brommesson, 2018) – in International Relations as expressed in research published over the last 60 years. The aim is reached both through a quantitative overview of the number of articles published in Cooperation and Conflict , the premi…
The EU as a Security Provider: Changing Foreign Policy Roles Amongst Nordic EU Member States
This article addresses the Nordic European Union (EU) member states' changing national role conceptions prompted by concerns about a weakening international rules‐based order, a flagging transatlantic commitment and Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The heightened threat perceptions in northern Europe resulted not only in a renewed relevance of and support for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Denmark, Finland and Sweden but also in an…
Resilience through total defence: Towards a shared security culture in the Nordic–Baltic region
This article investigates the defence policies of the Nordic and Baltic countries from the perspective of shared security culture. To that end, the article analyses conceptualisations of total defence and resilience in a comparative perspective and inquires into existing and prospective regional cooperation in this area, in order to determine to what degree there exists a common security culture based on shared norms and identities and manifested…
Trusting neighbours? Public perceptions on civil defence cooperation across the Nordics
This article zooms in on the pre-conditions on the citizens’ level for deeper Nordic cooperation on civil defence matters. Historical ties, Nordic security cooperation, high-trusting citizens and the fact that all five Nordic states now are members of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) speak in favour of increased cooperation on civil defence. Still, the experiences from the Covid-19 pandemic with different strategies, diverging policies a…
Small states and the dilemma of geopolitics: Role change in Finland and Sweden
This article focuses on foreign policy role change in small liberal states caused by a weakening rules-based order illustrated by the decisions of Finland and Sweden to apply for membership of NATO, thereby abandoning longstanding policies of military non-alignment. Although both countries sought alignment with NATO in the context of intense security threats in northern Europe, the domestic processes of foreign policy role change proceeded along …
Sweden’s Policy of Neutrality: Success Through Flexibility?
This chapter zooms in on the Swedish policy of neutrality and its development over 200 years. Throughout the chapter the ambition is to add nuance to how this policy of neutrality has developed, not least how it has been implemented in flexible ways during changing circumstances. By doing so, the aim is to analyse in what ways the Swedish policy of neutrality can be considered to be a success or not. The chapter presents the background to the mod…
Teach more, but do not expect any applause”: Are Women Doubly Discriminated Against in Universities’ Recruitment Processes
Studies repeatedly find that women and men experience life in academia differently. Importantly, the typical female academic portfolio contains less research but more teaching and administrative duties. The typical male portfolio, on the other hand, contains more research but less teaching and administration. Since previous research has suggested that research is a more valued assignment than teaching in academia, we hypothesise that men will be …
When, How and Why Are Junior Coalition Parties Able to Affect a Government's Foreign Policy? A Study of Swedish Coalition Governments 2006–2014
Junior partners in a coalition government are torn between an eagerness to profile themselves, and to show loyalty to the coalition. We investigate when, how and why junior coalition parties affect foreign policy and profile themselves despite demands for national unity. We study two Swedish centre‐right governments in 2006–2010 and 2010–2014. The parties' foreign policy positions in election manifestos are compared to the foreign policy position…
Nordicness’ in Swedish foreign policy – from mid power internationalism to small state balancing
This paper focuses on Nordicness, i.e. the perception and recognition of a Nordic role in Swedish foreign policy. Based on a framework about security cultures, it identifies and analyses Nordicness – defined in terms of role perceptions – in Swedish foreign and security policy. The analysis identifies three roles: internationalist leader during the period of active foreign policy in the latter part of the Cold War, Europeanized follower during th…
Introduction to special section: From Nordic exceptionalism to a third order priority – variations of “Nordicness” in foreign and security policy
This introduction presents the rationale for studying Nordicness in Nordic foreign and security policy with an overview of the renaissance of the Nordic dimension in research on Nordic foreign policy. The introduction also includes an analytical framework on Nordic security culture, developed from Jepperson, Wendt and Katzenstein [1996. Norms, Identity, and Culture in National Security. In P. J. Katzenstein (Ed.), The Culture of National Security…
Security through European integration or flexible autonomy: Ambivalence in Sweden’s position on the Eastern Partnership
This article explores Sweden’s multiple roles in foreign policy in relation to its actions as an EU member state, seeking also to contribute to the understanding of small-state roles and behaviour at the dawn of a new age of uncertainty in Europe. Based on analytical tools derived from role theory within foreign policy analysis, as well as European integration theory, the article presents an analytical framework according to which the outcome in …
The limits of the principle of charity: Why Haesebrouck is wrong after all
The responsibility to protect – An incoherent doctrine
The feasibility of an expanded regime on the use of force: The case of the responsibility to protect
What happens when a new government enters office? A comparison of ideological change in British and Swedish foreign policy 1991–2011
This study analyses to what extent a change of government in times of unchanged international structure affects the ideology of foreign policy. The main contribution is to investigate the role of political culture, as reflected through institutional design, as an intervening variable. Effects of changes of government in the United Kingdom in 1997 and 2010 and in Sweden in 1994 and 2006 is studied by analysing speeches in the General Debates of th…
Normative Europeanization: The case of Swedish foreign policy reorientation
In this article, the concept Normative Europeanization is developed from a synthesis of Normative Power Europe (NPE) and Europeanization. It is argued that NPE has focused too narrowly on the external relations of the European Union (EU), while Europeanization has focused on changes in policy structures. The synthesis developed here overcomes these shortcomings by emphasizing normative internal relations within the EU. Normative Europeanization i…
Individualisation and destabilisation of the international order. The case of the responsibility to protect
We argue that the norm ‘responsibility to protect’, which was adopted at the 2005 UN World Summit, implies a radicalisation of the ongoing individualisation of international law, since it replaces the states with individuals as right-holders. We discuss this radical individualisation in the light of the English School and argue that the principle implies a destabilisation of international order based on states to a world order based on individual…
New medievalism» från teori till empiri: Malteserorden som modell
In the article it is argued that the discussion within political science on new medievalism has lacked empirical substance and that this concept has been used in an anecdotic and sweeping manner. D
Normative Europeanization: The case of Swedish foreign policy reorientation
In this article, the concept Normative Europeanization is developed from a synthesis of Normative Power Europe (NPE) and Europeanization. It is argued that NPE has focused too narrowly on the external relations of the European Union (EU), while Europeanization has focused on changes in policy structures. The synthesis developed here overcomes these shortcomings by emphasizing normative internal relations within the EU. Normative Europeanization i…
Trusting neighbours? Public perceptions on civil defence cooperation across the Nordics
This article zooms in on the pre-conditions on the citizens’ level for deeper Nordic cooperation on civil defence matters. Historical ties, Nordic security cooperation, high-trusting citizens and the fact that all five Nordic states now are members of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) speak in favour of increased cooperation on civil defence. Still, the experiences from the Covid-19 pandemic with different strategies, diverging policies a…
The responsibility to protect – An incoherent doctrine
What happens when a new government enters office? A comparison of ideological change in British and Swedish foreign policy 1991–2011
This study analyses to what extent a change of government in times of unchanged international structure affects the ideology of foreign policy. The main contribution is to investigate the role of political culture, as reflected through institutional design, as an intervening variable. Effects of changes of government in the United Kingdom in 1997 and 2010 and in Sweden in 1994 and 2006 is studied by analysing speeches in the General Debates of th…
When, How and Why Are Junior Coalition Parties Able to Affect a Government's Foreign Policy? A Study of Swedish Coalition Governments 2006–2014
Junior partners in a coalition government are torn between an eagerness to profile themselves, and to show loyalty to the coalition. We investigate when, how and why junior coalition parties affect foreign policy and profile themselves despite demands for national unity. We study two Swedish centre‐right governments in 2006–2010 and 2010–2014. The parties' foreign policy positions in election manifestos are compared to the foreign policy position…
Small states and the dilemma of geopolitics: Role change in Finland and Sweden
This article focuses on foreign policy role change in small liberal states caused by a weakening rules-based order illustrated by the decisions of Finland and Sweden to apply for membership of NATO, thereby abandoning longstanding policies of military non-alignment. Although both countries sought alignment with NATO in the context of intense security threats in northern Europe, the domestic processes of foreign policy role change proceeded along …
Nordicness’ in Swedish foreign policy – from mid power internationalism to small state balancing
This paper focuses on Nordicness, i.e. the perception and recognition of a Nordic role in Swedish foreign policy. Based on a framework about security cultures, it identifies and analyses Nordicness – defined in terms of role perceptions – in Swedish foreign and security policy. The analysis identifies three roles: internationalist leader during the period of active foreign policy in the latter part of the Cold War, Europeanized follower during th…
Introduction to special section: From Nordic exceptionalism to a third order priority – variations of “Nordicness” in foreign and security policy
This introduction presents the rationale for studying Nordicness in Nordic foreign and security policy with an overview of the renaissance of the Nordic dimension in research on Nordic foreign policy. The introduction also includes an analytical framework on Nordic security culture, developed from Jepperson, Wendt and Katzenstein [1996. Norms, Identity, and Culture in National Security. In P. J. Katzenstein (Ed.), The Culture of National Security…
Resilience through total defence: Towards a shared security culture in the Nordic–Baltic region
This article investigates the defence policies of the Nordic and Baltic countries from the perspective of shared security culture. To that end, the article analyses conceptualisations of total defence and resilience in a comparative perspective and inquires into existing and prospective regional cooperation in this area, in order to determine to what degree there exists a common security culture based on shared norms and identities and manifested…
Teach more, but do not expect any applause”: Are Women Doubly Discriminated Against in Universities’ Recruitment Processes
Studies repeatedly find that women and men experience life in academia differently. Importantly, the typical female academic portfolio contains less research but more teaching and administrative duties. The typical male portfolio, on the other hand, contains more research but less teaching and administration. Since previous research has suggested that research is a more valued assignment than teaching in academia, we hypothesise that men will be …
Security through European integration or flexible autonomy: Ambivalence in Sweden’s position on the Eastern Partnership
This article explores Sweden’s multiple roles in foreign policy in relation to its actions as an EU member state, seeking also to contribute to the understanding of small-state roles and behaviour at the dawn of a new age of uncertainty in Europe. Based on analytical tools derived from role theory within foreign policy analysis, as well as European integration theory, the article presents an analytical framework according to which the outcome in …
The feasibility of an expanded regime on the use of force: The case of the responsibility to protect
New medievalism» från teori till empiri: Malteserorden som modell
In the article it is argued that the discussion within political science on new medievalism has lacked empirical substance and that this concept has been used in an anecdotic and sweeping manner. D
Individualisation and destabilisation of the international order. The case of the responsibility to protect
We argue that the norm ‘responsibility to protect’, which was adopted at the 2005 UN World Summit, implies a radicalisation of the ongoing individualisation of international law, since it replaces the states with individuals as right-holders. We discuss this radical individualisation in the light of the English School and argue that the principle implies a destabilisation of international order based on states to a world order based on individual…
Normative Europeanization: The case of Swedish foreign policy reorientation
In this article, the concept Normative Europeanization is developed from a synthesis of Normative Power Europe (NPE) and Europeanization. It is argued that NPE has focused too narrowly on the external relations of the European Union (EU), while Europeanization has focused on changes in policy structures. The synthesis developed here overcomes these shortcomings by emphasizing normative internal relations within the EU. Normative Europeanization i…
The feasibility of an expanded regime on the use of force: The case of the responsibility to protect
What happens when a new government enters office? A comparison of ideological change in British and Swedish foreign policy 1991–2011
This study analyses to what extent a change of government in times of unchanged international structure affects the ideology of foreign policy. The main contribution is to investigate the role of political culture, as reflected through institutional design, as an intervening variable. Effects of changes of government in the United Kingdom in 1997 and 2010 and in Sweden in 1994 and 2006 is studied by analysing speeches in the General Debates of th…
The responsibility to protect – An incoherent doctrine
The limits of the principle of charity: Why Haesebrouck is wrong after all
Security through European integration or flexible autonomy: Ambivalence in Sweden’s position on the Eastern Partnership
This article explores Sweden’s multiple roles in foreign policy in relation to its actions as an EU member state, seeking also to contribute to the understanding of small-state roles and behaviour at the dawn of a new age of uncertainty in Europe. Based on analytical tools derived from role theory within foreign policy analysis, as well as European integration theory, the article presents an analytical framework according to which the outcome in …
Nordicness’ in Swedish foreign policy – from mid power internationalism to small state balancing
This paper focuses on Nordicness, i.e. the perception and recognition of a Nordic role in Swedish foreign policy. Based on a framework about security cultures, it identifies and analyses Nordicness – defined in terms of role perceptions – in Swedish foreign and security policy. The analysis identifies three roles: internationalist leader during the period of active foreign policy in the latter part of the Cold War, Europeanized follower during th…
Introduction to special section: From Nordic exceptionalism to a third order priority – variations of “Nordicness” in foreign and security policy
This introduction presents the rationale for studying Nordicness in Nordic foreign and security policy with an overview of the renaissance of the Nordic dimension in research on Nordic foreign policy. The introduction also includes an analytical framework on Nordic security culture, developed from Jepperson, Wendt and Katzenstein [1996. Norms, Identity, and Culture in National Security. In P. J. Katzenstein (Ed.), The Culture of National Security…
When, How and Why Are Junior Coalition Parties Able to Affect a Government's Foreign Policy? A Study of Swedish Coalition Governments 2006–2014
Junior partners in a coalition government are torn between an eagerness to profile themselves, and to show loyalty to the coalition. We investigate when, how and why junior coalition parties affect foreign policy and profile themselves despite demands for national unity. We study two Swedish centre‐right governments in 2006–2010 and 2010–2014. The parties' foreign policy positions in election manifestos are compared to the foreign policy position…
Teach more, but do not expect any applause”: Are Women Doubly Discriminated Against in Universities’ Recruitment Processes
Studies repeatedly find that women and men experience life in academia differently. Importantly, the typical female academic portfolio contains less research but more teaching and administrative duties. The typical male portfolio, on the other hand, contains more research but less teaching and administration. Since previous research has suggested that research is a more valued assignment than teaching in academia, we hypothesise that men will be …
Sweden’s Policy of Neutrality: Success Through Flexibility?
This chapter zooms in on the Swedish policy of neutrality and its development over 200 years. Throughout the chapter the ambition is to add nuance to how this policy of neutrality has developed, not least how it has been implemented in flexible ways during changing circumstances. By doing so, the aim is to analyse in what ways the Swedish policy of neutrality can be considered to be a success or not. The chapter presents the background to the mod…
Resilience through total defence: Towards a shared security culture in the Nordic–Baltic region
This article investigates the defence policies of the Nordic and Baltic countries from the perspective of shared security culture. To that end, the article analyses conceptualisations of total defence and resilience in a comparative perspective and inquires into existing and prospective regional cooperation in this area, in order to determine to what degree there exists a common security culture based on shared norms and identities and manifested…
Trusting neighbours? Public perceptions on civil defence cooperation across the Nordics
This article zooms in on the pre-conditions on the citizens’ level for deeper Nordic cooperation on civil defence matters. Historical ties, Nordic security cooperation, high-trusting citizens and the fact that all five Nordic states now are members of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) speak in favour of increased cooperation on civil defence. Still, the experiences from the Covid-19 pandemic with different strategies, diverging policies a…
Small states and the dilemma of geopolitics: Role change in Finland and Sweden
This article focuses on foreign policy role change in small liberal states caused by a weakening rules-based order illustrated by the decisions of Finland and Sweden to apply for membership of NATO, thereby abandoning longstanding policies of military non-alignment. Although both countries sought alignment with NATO in the context of intense security threats in northern Europe, the domestic processes of foreign policy role change proceeded along …
Perceptions of Nordicness in Nordic International Relations: A review of 60 years of research in Cooperation and Conflict
This review essay critically examines variation in the meanings of Nordicness – that is, the perceptions and recognitions of a specific Nordic role in the foreign and security policy of the various Nordic states (Brommesson, 2018) – in International Relations as expressed in research published over the last 60 years. The aim is reached both through a quantitative overview of the number of articles published in Cooperation and Conflict , the premi…
The EU as a Security Provider: Changing Foreign Policy Roles Amongst Nordic EU Member States
This article addresses the Nordic European Union (EU) member states' changing national role conceptions prompted by concerns about a weakening international rules‐based order, a flagging transatlantic commitment and Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The heightened threat perceptions in northern Europe resulted not only in a renewed relevance of and support for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Denmark, Finland and Sweden but also in an…
Political science (16 works) · Law (15 works) · Sociology (14 works) · Law (11 works) · Political economy (10 works) · Politics (10 works) · International Relations and Foreign Policy (8 works) · European Union Policy and Governance (7 works) · Foreign policy (6 works) · Psychology (6 works)