Abstract

Kunnskapen om Ukrainas motstandskamp i 2014–2023 har i hovedsak dreid seg om Ukrainas militære styrker. Dermed går vi glipp av den viktige rollen som Ukrainas frivillige bataljonene spilte. Ikke minst i krigens innledende faser, da kaoset herjet og staten var paralysert. Kan studiet av Ukrainas frivillige bataljoner utvide det teoretiske rammeverket vi bruker for å forstå militærmaktens politiske nytteverdi? Knowledge about Ukraine's resistance efforts from 2014–2023 has primarily focused on the state's armed forces. Less attention has been given to the important role played by Ukraine's volunteer battalions, not least in the current war's first phases, when chaos reigned, and the state remained paralyzed. Can a study of Ukrainian volunteer battalions broaden the theoretical framework we use to understand the political purpose of the military?

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