BTiP 2022, nr 3 – Artykuł 4

Total Defence in a consumer society: a real possibility or wishful thinking? The case study of Sweden

Roman S. Czarny | Jan Kochanowski University of Kielce
ORCID 0000-0002-1923-7660

Krzysztof Kubiak | Jan Kochanowski University of Kielce
ORCID 0000-0002-9623-923X

„Bezpieczeństwo. Teoria i Praktyka”, 3/2022, s. 63-74
DOI 10.48269/2451-0718-btip-2022-3-004
PDF: English

Abstract: The article presents the demographic and social conditions of the Swedish civil defence subsystem known as total defence (Totalförsvar). The authors explain the original meaning of the term and its role in the national defence system. They draw attention to the existing threats related mainly to the uneven distribution of the population and the aging of the population The issue of the progressive ethnic and cultural differentiation of the Swedish society has been treated separately.
Key words: war, defence, total defence, society, Sweden