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- Coetzee, Wayne Stephen, 1984-, et al.
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Branding ‘progressive’ security : The case of Sweden
- 2024
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Ingår i: Cooperation and Conflict. - : Sage Publications. - 0010-8367 .- 1460-3691. ; 59:1, s. 3-128
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Contemporary research on so-called Nordic branding has provided crucial insights into the social power of states and how various actors use and circulate ‘progressive’ nation brand tropes for political and commercial goals. Hitherto, the literature on Nordic branding has focused on a wide range of substantive issues, among other things, human rights, gender equality, social welfare and foreign aid, but considerably less attention has been paid to the topic of security. The present article adds to a small but established literature on how the security sphere is increasingly entangled with nation branding. In the Nordic region, we argue, the latter is particularly evident in the case of Sweden – one of the world’s largest per-capita arms exporters in the post-Cold War era but also a country known and often revered for its peaceful and progressive image. Focusing on the case of Sweden, the article contributes to knowledge of how defence industry-related actors (both public and private) draw on and frame nation branding tropes to sell and legitimise their products and services to both insiders (domestic constituents) and outsiders (the global security market).
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- Coetzee, Wayne Stephen, 1984-
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Doing research on ‘sensitive topics’ : Studying the Sweden–South Africa Arms Deal
- 2020
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Ingår i: Scientia Militaria, South African Journal of Military Studies. - : Stellenbosch University. ; 48:2, s. 65-85
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The conventional arms trade is a sensitive topic that is often shrouded in secrecy. As with most aspects of so-called ‘high politics’, processes connected to conventional arms trade habitually take place behind closed doors between a relatively small and tightly knit group of individuals. Gaining access to such people is an enormous challenge for any researcher. Moreover, building rapport with key decision-makers takes a long time, and it requires considerable effort and resolve. This article recapitulates the approach and method of a study done on conventional Swedish arms trade with South Africa. It provides insights into several substantive issues related to such research, in particular, aspects connected to elite interviewing and research ethics. The bulk of the article covers matters related to research design, access to elites, the limitations associated with elite interviewing, and the interview process that was adopted during fieldwork. The discussion on research ethics is closely, but not exclusively, connected to elite interviewing, and here the article reflects on various ethical considerations as well as the harsh reality of researching sensitive topics, such as conventional arms trade.
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- Coetzee, Wayne Stephen, 1984-
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Ideals and Interests in Swedish Foreign Policy : Explaining the South African Gripen Deal
- 2018
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- This dissertation explores ideals and interests (and their interrelation) in foreign policy. An in-depth case study of this issue examines Sweden’s 1999 JAS-39 Gripen fighter aircraft deal with South Africa. Theoretically, the dissertation responds to the long-standing debate in foreign policy analysis about whether ideals or interests drive foreign policy. Speaking directly to research that has aimed to bridge the ideals-interests divide, this study sets out a framework of analysis that encompasses both ideals and interests as well as the relevant contextual forces that impact on foreign policy behaviour. The analysis shows that due to the multitude of richly interrelated elements connected to arms trade, there cannot be a neat and parsimonious distinction be-tween agents and structures or domestic and international settings. Reflected here are real-world practices and strategic relations between those forces that influence foreign policy behaviour regarding Sweden’s Gripen exports. Empirically, the dissertation provides an in-depth account of what the policymaking elite in Sweden was thinking and doing regarding the export of the Gripen to South Africa in the aftermath of the Cold War. The dissertation contends that the Gripen deal with South Africa is an interesting case study for two reasons: It involves long-standing, deeply (if not passionately) held ideals in Swedish foreign policy behaviour towards a country in the so-called Global South as well as compelling interest-driven calculations regarding the political economy of arms trade. These ideals- and interest-driven aspects stand side-by-side in this case study, explaining how Sweden’s foreign policy behaviour reflected and dealt with these issues in its decision to sell advanced fighter aircraft to South Africa.
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- Coetzee, Wayne Stephen, 1984-, et al.
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Nordic Development Studies : Lessons, Pitfalls and Future Directions
- 2016
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Ingår i: The Strategic Review for Southern Africa. - Hatfield : University of Pretoria - ESI Press. - 1013-1108. ; 38:1, s. 126-137
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The purpose of this article is to reflect on the status of Nordic development studies. To that end, we reflect on two themes that we consider as essential to the field of study but which cause both friction and fragmentation: (i) the many meanings of development; and (ii) Africa as a continued 'object' of Nordic development studies. The article concludes with a reflection about how we think different standpoints on these issues can be productively balanced.
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- Coetzee, Wayne Stephen, 1984
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The Interplay Between National Interest and Idealism Regarding Sweden’s Gripen Exports
- 2017
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Ingår i: Scientia Militaria, South African Journal of Military Studies. - : Stellenbosch University. - 1022-8136 .- 2224-0020 .- 2309-9682. ; 45:1, s. 45-66
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The study on which this article is based, aimed to map out and analyse the ways in which Sweden’s Gripen exports have been shaped and sustained since the end of the Cold War. It did so by examining three interrelated factors that have had an effect on Sweden’s defence industry. By illustrating how societal preferences, defence and security policy shifts, and the role of national identity have influenced weapons manufacturing and exports, this article provides a balanced overview of the most salient push and pull factors of Sweden’s Gripen exports. The central contention of the study was that Swedish weapons manufacturing and exports often involve a close interaction between interests and ideals. Moreover, due to the multitude of richly correlated, interconnected and mutually reinforcing elements related to such practices, there cannot be a neat and parsimonious distinction between agents and structures and domestic and international settings. Instead, the study was especially reflective of real-world practices and the strategic relational approach between those forces that shape and sustain Sweden’s Gripen exports.
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- Coetzee, Wayne Stephen, 1984
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The Value of Experience
- 2016
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Ingår i: Allan Gray Orbis Foundation. ; :April 5
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Annan publikation (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The Foundation’s ethos or shared fundamentals, is made up of its tactical focus on Education and Experience complemented by the personal traits of Effort and Ethics. The Foundation’s approach to cultivating entrepreneurs therefore includes experience as part of the beneficiary’s journey. Guest writer, Wayne Coetzee, from the School of Global Studies, Gothenburg, Sweden, shares why experience is vital, specially for students. His study focuses specifically on the value of internships.
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- Coetzee, Wayne Stephen, 1984-, et al.
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Understanding Sweden's security economy
- 2023
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Ingår i: Defence and Security Analysis. - : Informa UK Limited. - 1475-1798 .- 1475-1801. ; 39:2, s. 171-190
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This article aims to map out and analyse how Sweden's security economy is shaped and sustained through security policies, political decisions, and personal connections amongst commercial and state elites. We treat the arms and security service industries as two sides of the same coin. In doing so, we address a shortcoming in the security literature that often analyses these two fields as separate areas of study with their own set of logic, research questions, theories, and methodologies. By bringing these two areas together, our study contributes to knowledge of the relationship between commercial defence and security actors and the state and a deeper understanding of Sweden's security economy.
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- Coetzee, Wayne Stephen, 1984
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Unpacking the Puzzle of the Swedish-South African JAS Gripen Deal
- 2015
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Ingår i: 56th International Studies Association Convention, February 18-21, 2015, New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The 1999 JAS Gripen Deal was a seminal event in both South Africa and Sweden’s recent history. The aim of this article is to examine this foreign affairs puzzle both theoretically and empirically. The rational actor model has traditionally been the most desired approach to understand foreign policy decision-making. The purpose of its application in this article is to account for both the strengths and weaknesses of this approach. In order to provide an improved explanation of the case, the article explores an alternative approach, entitled as the transnational power elite model. This analysis aims to add to our current state of knowledge by focusing on Swedish-South African transnational power elite configurations. It provides insights into Swedish-South African post-apartheid relations, which researchers have largely ignored since 1994. It also draws critical attention to those elites who are located in sectors often overlooked for their strategic importance and influence on arms procurement processes.
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