Effective and democratic policymaking during a major crisis: an in-depth analysis of Finland's decision to apply for NATO membership after Russia attacked Ukraine

V Koskimaa, T Raunio - Journal of European Public Policy, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Sudden crises present a 'stress test'for democratic policymaking. Amidst global crises the
capacity for swift decisions is becoming increasingly important but reacting to abrupt …

Bottom‐up foreign policy? Finland, NATO and public opinion

T Forsberg - Scandinavian Political Studies, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Finland's decision to apply for membership in NATO is a case of bottom‐up driven foreign
policy. Public opinion had been rather stable for more than 25 years in the NATO issue with …

Defending the fortress: How asset ownership shapes the desire to resist foreign aggression

A Weckman, A Brännlund - Journal of Peace Research, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
In recent years, security policy attitudes have surged to the forefront of public discourse,
especially amidst geopolitical shifts like Russia's incursions into Ukraine and China's …

Geopoliticisation of Belonging: The Russo-Ukrainian War and Spatial Narratives of Finnish Researchers Studying Russian Literature

J Ridanpää - Geopolitics, 2025 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Russia invading Ukraine on 24 February 2022 was a major geopolitical shift
with several impacts on economics, various levels of society as well as on cultural life …

From a Borderland to a Frontline? Social (Dis) trust in the Finnish–Russian Border Region During Russias War Against Ukraine

K Stokłosa - European Foreign Affairs Review, 2024 - kluwerlawonline.com
The article deals with the effects of (geo) political instability on social trust in the Finnish–
Russian borderland. The author first shows how inhabitants of the EU's longest external …

[PDF][PDF] Finland Turned Right: Voting and Public Opinion in the Parliamentary Election of 2023

K Grönlund, K Strandberg, E Nyman, EN Design - 2023 - doria.fi
This is, by scientific standards, a quickly produced report on the Finnish Parliamentary
Election that was held on April 2, 2023. This is the second time, the first being in 2019, that …

[PDF][PDF] From Cold War 'Neutrality'to the West: Finland's Route to the European Union and NATO

J Pakkasvirta, H Tuominen - … After 1989: New Paths in the …, 2024 - researchportal.helsinki.fi
The meaning of neutrality is contested and has been used in various ways in different
historical and political contexts. Originally, neutrality was interpreted as a legal term …

Sha** Security: The Rising Influence of Public Attitudes on Defence Policies

A Weckman, A Brännlund - Nordic Review of International Studies, 2024 - nris.journal.fi
The main purpose of this discussion article is to provide insight into and highlight the
growing importance of citizen attitudes on security policy related issues, a largely neglected …

Between Rationality and Identity: An Analysis of Sweden's Path to NATO-Membership

TD Ziegler - 2024 - ntnuopen.ntnu.no
Between Rationality and Identity: An Analysis of Sweden's Path to NATO-Membership The
full-scale war waged by Russia against Ukraine as of February 2022 has had profound …