This book compares and contrasts publicly espoused security concepts in the Nordic region, and explores the notion of societal security.

Sebastian Larsson is a Researcher and Teaching Fellow in International Relations at Stockholm University, Sweden.

Mark Rhinard is Professor of International Relations at Stockholm University and Senior Research Fellow at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs.

PART I: Introduction 1. Introduction: Comparing and Conceptualising Nordic Societal Security Sebastian Larsson and Mark Rhinard 2. Societal Security in Theory and Practice Mark Rhinard PART II: Nordic Cases 3. Swedish Total Defence and the Emergence of Societal Security Sebastian Larsson 4. The Emergence and Development of Sammfunnssikkerhet in Norway Claudia Morsut 5. Tracing the Finnish Comprehensive Security Model Vesa Valtonen and Minna Branders 6. Conceptual and Practical Changes to Security in Denmark: Expect the Unexpected, Decide the Undecidable Tobias Liebetrau PART III: Issues and Processes 7. Designing Resilience for Security in the Nordic Region: Implications for Strategy Trine Villumsen Berling and Karen Lund Petersen 8. From 'Spiritual Defence' to Robust Resilience in the Finnish Comprehensive Security Model Ari-Elmeri Hyvönen and Tapio Juntunen 9. Countering Radicalisation in Norwegian Terrorism Policy: A Welfare State Approach to Societal Security Sissel Haugdal Jore 10. Threats, Risks, and the (Re)turn to Territorial Security Policies in Sweden Jonatan Stiglund PART IV: Conclusions 11. Conclusion: Convergence and Divergence in Nordic Societal Securities Sebastian Larsson and Mark Rhinard 12. Epilogue: Security Without Society? J. Peter Burgess