Title
Role of the private sector within Latvia’s strategic defence documents: Dimensions of psychological resilience and strategic communication
Authors
[ 1 ] Department of Political Science, Riga Stradiņš University, 16 Dzirciema Street, LV-1007, Riga, Latvia
Year of publication
2024
Published in
Article type
scientific article
Publication language
english
Keywords
EN
- Comprehensive defence
- Latvia
- National security
- Private sector
- Psychological resilience
- Strategic communication
PL
- Bezpieczeństwo narodowe
- Komunikacja strategiczna
- Łotwa
- Sektor prywatny
- Obronności państwa
Abstract
EN The comprehensive defence framework introduced in 2019 in Latvia has the potential to accelerate the implementation of national defence priorities, thus strengthening Latvia as one of NATO’s external border states. In a time of geopolitical turbulence and increasing hybrid threats, a whole-of-society approach is required and work in ever-new directions. As dimensions of psychological resilience and strategic communication are becoming an important part of the defence studies debate, the study focuses on the role of the private sector within Latvia’s strategic defence documents and aims to investigate where these dimensions are situated and how they have evolved in the strategic landscape. To study the role and evolution of the private sector within Latvia’s strategic defence documents, quantitative content analysis and qualitative text analysis were used for in-depth analysis of the documents. The study finds that the role of the private sector in the strategic defence documents has generally increased over the years and there has not been a significant change regarding private sector involvement in dimensions of psychological resilience and strategic communication. The long-term pattern indicates that dimensions of psychological resilience and strategic communication appear rare in strategic documents, suggesting that the private sector is not seen as a significant actor in achieving defence goals. Meanwhile, in more practical dimensions,an upward trend towards strengthening ties and sharing responsibilities is identified. The study therefore opens up a discussion regarding the need for a more institutionalised framework for psychological and strategic communication dimensions in order to achieve the strategic goals of comprehensive defence.
Date of online publication
30.09.2024
Pages (from - to)
19 - 37
License type
CC BY (attribution alone)
Open Access Mode
open journal
Open Access Text Version
final published version
Release date
30.09.2024
Full text of article
Access level to full text
public
Ministry points / journal
70
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