| 英文摘要 |
This article compares Taiwan’s and Sweden’s national defense mobilization systems, with an emphasis on Taiwan’s recent efforts to build a whole-of-society defense resilience in contrast to Sweden’s historical total defense and current rebuilding of total defense. Starting from critical debates in Taiwan on the need to strengthen civil defense and involve the population in its defense, as well as total defense scholarship, this article identifies and discusses areas, institutional mechanisms, and social and cultural dynamics that enhance the robustness of the Swedish total defense approach. After comparing Taiwan’s and Sweden’s defense mobilization systems, the article identifies and discusses four areas in Sweden that Taiwan could draw upon: the role of voluntary defense organizations and the institutional mechanisms that enable these organizations to play a critical role in Sweden’s total defense, the strategic role of the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency to coordinate, support and command civil actors of the total defense, the importance of policies to support non-profit organizations in society at large, and lastly the centrality of strategic communication and availability of information, handbooks and courses to enhance civil preparedness. The findings suggest that the Swedish case illustrates how institutional design, institutional mechanisms, financial support, and clearer missions and division of tasks can render civil defense more professional and well-prepared for a wartime scenario. Based on these findings and by engaging with scholarship on the cultural factors behind change in defense approaches, the article concludes by discussing policy recommendations for Taiwan. |