The Nordic Balance
A Security Policy Concept in Theory and Practice
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8912152 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Erik Noreen (0000-0002-1097-9633, Uppsala University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1983 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 43-56 |
| Publication date | 1983-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cooperation and Conflict (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0010-8367 • E-ISSN: 1460-3691 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/001083678301800104 |
| OpenAlex | W1991688650 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
Noreen, E. The Nordic Balance: A Security Policy Concept in Theory and Practice. Cooperation and Conflict, XVIII, 1983, 43-56. The article (1) analyses the theory of Nordic Balance, developed by A. O. Brundtland, and (2) examines the political use of the Nordic Balance concept in Norway, Sweden and Finland. The author believes that this concept can be interpreted in various ways, depending on the perspective in which it is placed. In Brundtland's description we find two perspectives: the bipolar and the Nordic. The former concerns the balance of power between the Great Power blocs, the latter is more a matter of interplay between the different models of security policy in Fenno-Scandinavia. The theoretical pre-condition — balance within the Nordic context — will thus be called into question. The problem of various interpretations affects the political use of the Nordic Balance concept. The meaning of the term is therefore dependent on the security policy context in which it is used. It is concluded that the term Nordic Balance is more confusing than elucidating and should be excluded from the vocabulary of international politics as well as defence and foreign policy
Balance (ability · Context (archaeology · Economics · Epistemology · Foreign policy · Meaning (existential · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Power (physics · Sociology · Arctic and Russian Policy Studies · European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies · History · International Science and Diplomacy · Law · Philosophy · Psychology
Perceptions of Nordicness in Nordic International Relations
Contesting Nordicness
Great Power Politics and Small Power Strategies in the Nordic Region
Epilogue
Punching above their weight, but why? Explaining Denmark and Estonia in the transatlantic relationship
Alignment balancing and stability in Eastern Europe
The North as a Multidimensional Strategic Arena
Ties that Bind to the Recent Past
Regionality Beyond Security
Introduction
From Peacemaker to Warmonger? Explaining Denmark's Great Power Politics
The Nordic Model as a Foreign Policy Instrument
| Unique citing works | 12 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 1990 - 2025 (36) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |