THE FACTOR OF COOPERATION IN THE POLITICAL CULTURE OF THE SCANDINAVIAN COUNTRIES

Abstract

The article examines the driving forces and factors of the formation of the political culture of the Scandinavian countries in the conditions of interstate cooperation. Peculiarities of socio-political programs of the countries of the Scandinavian region are studied. The social components of state policy that created the political and economic prerequisites for the so-called "Scandinavian cooperation" are singled out. The categorical-conceptual apparatus of the study of the problems of the formation of political culture is concretized. The cumulative effect of objective and subjective factors in the development of political cooperation is clarified, their prospects in the process of political modernization are outlined, with the national characteristics of each country. The historical aspects of the development of political cooperation in the conditions of 2 World Wars and after the war are studied. The interdependence between political and cultural and foreign policy postulates at different historical stages is analyzed. The prospects for the development of interstate cooperation and the joint overcoming of negative social factors, such as the influx of migrants and climate change, are outlined. Security policy reform after the accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO. The fundamental factors of the implementation of interstate cooperation were mostly the factor of survival, since all these countries have a northern location, on the example of Finland until the 50s of the XX century. had an agrarian economy, but at various historical moments were subjected to aggression from stronger neighbors. The conducted analysis leads us to understand that all these features of interstate cooperation are a historical and political result, which distinguishes this phenomenon from the global trend of relations between other countries. Interstate cooperation was based on cultural affinity, commitment to democratic principles, and respect for the national sovereignty of each country. The effectiveness of this phenomenon was determined by the developed political culture of these countries. Which, in turn, formed an established tradition of interstate aid and joint development of the necessary processes for responding to both internal and external threats. Based on the extensive experience of interstate cooperation, the most significant historical and social events and their challenges were overcome without catastrophic consequences for each country.