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This handbook describes a method of performing conflict analysis as part of strategic planning. The purpose, amongst others, is to achieve a more cohesive and coordinated effort by civilian and military components. The conflict analysis described here involves two different ways of presenting results achieved. Firstly, a method where the primary purpose is to visualize key factors in a way so as to create an understanding of the wholeness and how the various subfactors interact overall. Secondly, written documentation is used; the purpose being to increase knowledge of the various problem areas by presenting background information and by writing down and compiling the discussions which arise while conflict analysis is taking place.

Denna handbok beskriver en metod för att genomföra en konfliktanalys som en del i en strategisk planering. Syftet är bland annat att möjliggöra en mer samlad och koordinerad insats med civila och militära enheter. Den konfliktanalys som här redovisas innehåller två olika sätt att presentera det resultat som uppnås. Dels används en metod som har till främsta uppgift att visualisera centrala faktorer på ett sådant sätt att det skapas en förståelse för helheten och hur de olika delfaktorerna interagerar på ett övergripande plan. Dels används en skriftlig dokumentation vars syfte är att fördjupa kunskapen inom olika problemområden genom att presentera bakgrundsinformation och genom att nedteckna och sammanställa den diskussion som äger rum då konfliktanalysen genomförs.

Comprehensive Approach (CA) and Whole-of-Government Approach (WGA) are rather new concepts within the field of security studies. They can be described as approaches based on the assumption that greater integration, coherence and coordination will result in more effective peacekeeping operations. The concept of CA has been adopted by different international organizations and WGA by several countries which in different ways have realted to the concept in propositions and steering documents. Sweden, Finland, Norway and Denmark have also realized the importance of CA/WGA, not least as regards the ongoing operation in Afghanistan where all the Nordic countries are involved and where the operation is characterized by a range of actors working in different missions withing the same field. What do these Nordic national strategies towards CA/WGA look like? Might we speak of a common Nordic CA/WGA model?