Browsing Master's theses in peace and conflict transformation by Author "Pajari, Matti"
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“Masks off”- Why Finland joined NATO A discourse analysis of Finnish NATO membership discourse during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Pajari, Matti (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2023-06-02)On May 17, 2022, Finland sent a membership application for NATO. This was a historic decision that will change the European security environment and relations in the High North. It was also a historically surprising turn of events, given Finland's long-lasting policy of neutrality, and the fact that in the autumn of 2021 only 26 percent of Finns supported the NATO membership. This thesis aims ...