Cold War Conduct: Knowledge Transfer, Psychological Defence, and Media Preparedness in Denmark Between Sweden, Norway, and NATO, 1954–1967

Rosanna Farbøl, Iben Bjørnsson, Marie Cronqvist

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Sammanfattning

Employing the Foucauldian term ‘conduct’, this article explores how social resilience and morale became a target of state intervention in Denmark during the Cold War. ‘Psychological defence’ was a Cold War phenomenon designed to bring an imagined future war into a space of control as well as a tool for the authorities’ exercise of power in case another world war became a reality. Advocating a methodological internationalism, the article analyses how the concept of psychological defence travelled from Sweden to Denmark via Norway and NATO, and in a complex process of translation, mixing and hybridization was adapted and appropriated to Danish security policy conditions, preparedness culture, and historical experiences. Ultimately, psychological defence was replaced with a more practical or even cynical approach to public information and media preparedness, even if the objectives remained the same. The article employs source material from Danish, Swedish, and NATO archives and combines Scandinavian Cold War history with media history and the history of knowledge.
Originalspråkengelska
TidskriftScandinavian Journal of History
DOI
StatusPublished - 2024 juni

Ämnesklassifikation (UKÄ)

  • Historia
  • Medievetenskap

Fria nyckelord

  • Cold War
  • psychological defence
  • media preparedness
  • knowledge transfer
  • international history
  • methodological internationalism

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