Thread by @TimDocChoi

It's dissertation unembargo day! My PhD dissy, "Controlling the Northern Seas: The Influence of Exclusive Economic Zones on the Development of
Norwegian, Danish, and Canadian Naval Forces," is now available: prism.ucalgary.ca/handle/1880/11…

A quick guide follows: 1/7

First half (139 pages) consists of the theory chapters; discusses/defines #seapower, #seacontrol, and #smallnavies. Tries to unify different uses of those terms into something consistent. Almost Gorkan in its simplicity but the gruntwork keeps a measure of order in the chaos. 2/7

The second half is the juicy empirical stuff, going from 🇳🇴through 🇩🇰 to 🇨🇦. Basically establishes a century-long context (ships take a long time!) to see how constabulary seapower developed despite military demands. Here are some topics that aren't explicitly subheadinged: 3/7

#Modularity (cc @salisbot): section 6.2.2 on the Danish constabulary fleet and how the potential for turning patrol ships into "actual frigates" even makes its way into parliamentary debates. Dedicated 4th-tier sections for each of the classes. My RDN fieldwork is also here 4/7

Inshore/coastal patrol: with dissy focused on EEZ offshore, I needed to discuss what makes them different (or same!) from inshore. Relevant sections: RDN's Knud cls (6.2.2) & fwd basing (6.2.3), & my stay on @kystvakten's Nornen cls (5.2.4) (cc @InaHPKvam @Stulrixen) 5/7

While the main question of the dissy was the EEZ's influence, the secondary question was if larger navies behave noticeably different from smaller ones. 🇨🇦served as the comparison for this, and the discussion takes place in 3.1.2 and 7.4.2. 6/7

Anyway, it has a bit of everything: theory and concept building, cross- and within-case comparisons, ship design, procurement, sneaky boarding actions at sea, forward basing, etc. There's something for everyone, though maybe not enough for any one..but it's 506 pages already! 7/7

OH COME ON