Swedish National Defence College

About: Swedish National Defence College is a education organization based out in Stockholm, Sweden. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Crisis management & Politics. The organization has 218 authors who have published 569 publications receiving 8074 citations.

Why More Civil Society Will Not Lead to Less Domination: Dealing with Present Day State Phobia through Michel Foucault and Neo-Republicanism

Abstract: The notion of civil society, as an ontologically distinct sphere, separated from the state thereby serves as an antidote to the sovereign power of the state. Since the 1990s, we have seen reforms a...

Isomorphic pairs of homogeneous functions and their morphisms

Abstract: In this paper we determine all iseomorphic pairs (isomorphic pairs with monotonic, thus continuous isomorphisms) of continuous, strictly increasing, linearly homogeneous functions defined on cartesian squares I 2 and J 2 of intervals of positive numbers or on their restrictions $$ D_{<} := \{(x, y) \in I^{2}\, \vert\: x \leq y\} $$ or $$ D_{>} := \{(x, y) \in I^{2}\, \vert\: x \geq y\}, $$ and $$ \{(u, \upsilon) \in J^{2}\, \vert\: u \leq \upsilon\} $$ or $$ \{(u, \upsilon) \in J^{2}\, \vert\: u \geq \upsilon\}. $$ We prove that, if the iseomorphy is nontrivial, then each homogeneous function is a (weighted) geometric or power mean or a joint pair of such means. In functional equations terminology this means that all nontrivial continuous strictly increasing linearly homogeneous solutions G, H (with the continuous strictly monotonic F also unknown) of the equation $$ F[G(x, y] = H[F(x), F(y)] $$ on D < or D > are weighted geometric or power means, while on I 2 they are joint pairs of weighted geometric means or of weighted power means.

Ecological Psychology: A Framework for Wargame Design

Abstract: The focus of educational wargame design is to create a training environment to be able to learn different aspects of warfare. This process has traditionally been a practice governed by experience, best practices or an attempt to replicate warfare as realistic as possible. We argue that the use of high fidelity as a guiding principle in wargame design can result in a costly, less effective and less utilitarian design process. In this paper we suggest an approach by using ecological psychology as a theoretical design framework to create educational tactical wargames. Viewing military units and tactics with an ecological psychology perspective of tools and affordances enables us to use a structured iterative design approach to obtain a good-enough wargame design that meets the educational goals.

6.1.3 Model‐based Technical Planning: An evaluation of description techniques

Abstract: As model-based systems engineering (MBSE) gains ground as a real alternative for complex industrial projects compared to the traditional plan or document-driven systems engineering paradigm, several challenges remain to be dealt with. MBSE requires not only the technological system-of-interest to be included in the common model repository used for MBSE, but also other elements and structures that are used to describe vital aspects of a complex technical project. This paper elaborates on how the primary planning document, the Systems Engineering Plan (SEP) can be evolved from the document-driven to the model-driven paradigm, and how some SysML diagram types along with architecture framework viewpoints may be used to model the most common content of a SEP. The evaluation is based on industrial experiences using MBSE in real-world industrial development and procurement projects. Several examples on how SysML may be used to represent SEP elements are presented along with suggestions on potential directions for further work.