Study title

Effectiveness of Finland's Crisis Management Operations in Afghanistan: Interviews 2023

Dataset ID Number

FSD3835

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3835
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3835

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Prime Minister's Office. VNTEAS Afghanistan - Research Consortium

Abstract

The data consists of interviews with crisis management actors, in which they talk about Finland's crisis management activities in international crisis management operations related to Afghanistan during the period of 2002-2021. The interviewees covered the administrative sectors and central agencies that are central to crisis management, as well as a period of two decades. The data was collected by the VNTEAS Afghanistan Research Consortium coordinated by the Prime Minister's Office. The study focuses on the results, impact and effectiveness of Finland's activities and how this has been assessed.

Three different interview frames were set up for the interviewees, each guided by its own main question, depending on the interviewee's position. In addition, the interview questions were influenced by the period under consideration. The first interview frame (1b) relates to the impact of the Afghanistan crisis management participation at home country level, in particular in terms of capacity, skills development and cooperation between authorities. The next interview frame (1c) concerns the impact of the crisis management participation on Finland's international influence in the EU and NATO as well as in bilateral relations. The final interview frame (1d) examines how Finland has been able to contribute to the development of international crisis management through its participation in Afghanistan.

In the interview framework 1d, the interviewees were first asked about their background and their work in international crisis management. They were also asked about their involvement in international crisis management development processes, followed by a description of Finland's participation in these processes during a given period. For example, in the period surrounding the 2009 elections (period 2), they were asked whether the contents of Finland's comprehensive crisis management strategy were involved in the development process. The next question asked which perspectives Finland has contributed to the development processes, and why. More specifically, questions were asked about content related to humanitarian aid, peacekeeping and the role of women, for example. In addition, the extent to which conflict sensitivity and the Do No Harm principle have been involved in the development of Finland's international crisis management was asked. Finally, questions were asked about Finnish cooperation with the authorities, successes and achievements, as well as perceived challenges in Finland's involvement in the development of crisis management.

Background information included the interviewee's occupation. The data were organised into an easy to use HTML version at FSD.

Keywords

civilians; defence and state security policy; development; foreign policy; international conflict resolution; international cooperation; international organizations; international relations; military operations; peace; political crises; social influence

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Other (Fields of Science Classification)
• Conflict, security and peace (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• International politics and organisations (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (C) available only for research including master's theses.

Data Collector

• Doty, Anisa (Crisis Management Centre Finland)
• Kuusi, Ilona (Comprendum Oy)
• Kiiveri, Aino (Crisis Management Centre Finland)
• Pyykönen, Juha (Security Analysis Oy)

Funders

• Prime Minister's Office (VN/28990/2021)

Time Period Covered

2001 – 2021

Collection Dates

2023-01 – 2023-05

Nation

Finland, Afghanistan

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Event/Process/Activity

Universe

Actors in central administrative sectors and central agencies with knowledge of Finland's crisis management involvement in Afghanistan during the period under review

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Purposive

Non-probability: Respondent-assisted

The interviewees were selected with the support of the project steering group and by using the so-called snowball method. The interviewees were equally representative of all three time periods defined in the research project, covering the main sectors of government and central agencies relevant to crisis management. The interviews were mainly conducted using the Teams platform. Three interviews were conducted by telephone, three persons sent their answers to the questions by e-mail and one person was met face-to-face. The interviews lasted between 30 and 90 minutes.

Collection Mode

Web-based interview

Telephone interview

E-mail interview

Face-to-face interview

Research Instrument

Interview scheme and/or themes

Data Files

31 interviews in ODT format. Additionally, the data were organised into an easy to use HTML version and a CSV version.

Data File Language

The data files of this dataset are available in the following languages: Finnish.

Qualitative data are available in their original language only and are not translated.

Data Version

1.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The researcher has anonymised the data by removing the names and contact details of the interviewees. The names of third parties were also removed from the data on a case-by-case basis at the discretion of the researcher. The decision was based on factors such as how well-known is the social status of the person. In addition, implicit identifiers related to educational background, work history, titles and their time periods were coarsened. The changes made by the researcher are marked with [square brackets].

In FSD, the anonymisation made by the researcher was completed in certain places. In line with the researchers' original anonymisation plan, information on the age and gender of the interviewees was removed from the data, and the date of the interview was coarsened. In addition, in some interviews, information on the official career of the interviewees was removed or coarsened. The anonymisation made by FSD are marked with [[double square brackets]].

One interview is missing from the archived set, for which the interviewee did not give consent to archive.

Citation Requirement

The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used. The bibliographic citation may be in the form suggested by the archive or in the form required by the publication.

Bibliographical Citation

Prime Minister's Office: Effectiveness of Finland's Crisis Management Operations in Afghanistan: Interviews 2023 [dataset]. Data version 1.0 (2024-07-17). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3835; URN: https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3835

Deposit Requirement

Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi.

Disclaimer

The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

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Anisa Doty, Saila Tykkyläinen, Juha Pyykönen, Tapio Koskimies (2023). Mukautuva ja kokonaisvaltainen kriisinhallinta? Suomen osallistuminen kriisinhallintatoimiin Afganistanissa 2002-2021 sekä vaikuttavuusarvioinnin kehittäminen. Valtioneuvoston selvitys- ja tutkimustoiminnan julkaisusarja, 2023:46. Valtioneuvoston kanslia. http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-383-357-9

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