Proměna přístupu k civilní obraně ve Švédsku v letech 2014-2025

This bachelor’s thesis examines the transformation of Sweden’s approach to civil defence and crisis preparedness between 2014 and 2025. Its aim is to analyse changes in the legislative, organizational, and expenditure dimensions of public policy and to identify the nature of this transformation from the perspective of institutional change. The thesis is designed as a qualitative case study based primarily on the analysis of publicly available government documents, strategic materials, and legislative acts, complemented by quantitative data on expenditures. The analytical framework consists of three dimensions of public policy, which allow for a systematic capture of changes in the government’s approach over time. The interpretation of the results is based on institutional change theory. The findings demonstrate that a significant transformation of civil defence occurred across all three analysed dimensions during the observed period. Sweden gradually abandoned a model focused primarily on crisis preparedness in peacetime and revived the concept of total defence. This development represents a significant discontinuity, reflected in the redefinition of civil defence concepts, the restructuring of the system, and an unprecedented increase in financial resources allocated to preparations for a state of war. The transformation of Swedish civil defence took the form of a gradual transition, implemented primarily through the layering of new rules and the conversion of existing institutions toward new purposes. The resulting model integrates crisis preparedness with the requirements of both national and collective defence within NATO, forming a comprehensive system of societal resilience.