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Peaceful Foreign Policy and Remembrance of War Effort : The Conceptualisation of Willingness to Defend in Finland and Its Connections to Previous Armed Conflict, 1960s–1989 (2022)

Häkkinen, T. (2022). Peaceful Foreign Policy and Remembrance of War Effort : The Conceptualisation of Willingness to Defend in Finland and Its Connections to Previous Armed Conflict, 1960s–1989. In J. Rydel, & S. Troebst (Eds.), Instrumentalizing the Past : The Impact of History on Contemporary International Conflicts (pp. 147-156). De Gruyter Oldenbourg. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110769791-011

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Publication details

All authors or editors: Häkkinen, Teemu

Parent publication: Instrumentalizing the Past : The Impact of History on Contemporary International Conflicts

Parent publication editors: Rydel, Jan; Troebst, Stefan

ISBN: 978-3-11-076978-4

eISBN: 978-3-11-076979-1

Publication year: 2022

Publication date: 05/09/2022

Pages range: 147-156

Number of pages in the book: 306

Publisher: De Gruyter Oldenbourg

Publication country: Germany

Publication language: English

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110769791-011

Publication open access: Not open

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Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/85404

Abstract

In Finland, a conceptualization of willingness to defend has been a traditional part of the defence-related debates and the state has vested interests to maintain the high level of willingness. This paper examines the connections to the Second World War in political discourse related to willingness to defend. Based on the analysis of political and societal debates, I will demonstrate that the Second World War serves as an historical experience for the understanding of the concept by offering an idea of individual sacrifice relevant to the survival of the state, as a prime example.

Keywords: defence policy; national defence; will to defend country; public opinion; public discussion; Second World War; postwar period; political history; history politics

Free keywords: defence; mass attitudes; political discourse; sacrifice; The Second World War

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Ministry reporting: Yes

Reporting Year: 2022

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