Ontological Security-Seeking

This book addresses a central puzzle in ontological security theory, namely the relationship between identity continuity and change, and the role anxiety plays in fostering and inhibiting change.

Autorentext

Regina Karp is Director of the Graduate Program in International Studies at Old Dominion University, USA, and co-editor of the Routledge Global Security Studies series.

Inhalt

1. Introduction 2.Germanness and Swedishness 3.The Rise of the Civilian Power Narrative 4.Civilian Power and Defense 5.Sociability and Egotism: A 'Powerful' Germany? 6.Decline and Revival of Neutrality 7.Neutrality Narrative and Stress Management 8.Limits to Defense Cooperation and the (Almost) Collapse of the National Narrative 9.Concluding Thoughts