The evolving concept of security: A critical evaluation across four dimensions
“Security” is a complex and somewhat nebulous concept that is prone to multiple interpretations both across and within different societies and cultures, institutions, domains of human activity, etc. Within the FP7 project “The evolving concept of security: A critical evaluation across four dimensions” (EvoCS), the...
The complexity of security dimensions: A comparison of the North-West and South-East European regions
Prone to multiple interpretations, ‘security’ is becoming a multiple and hence, nebulous concept. Security can be associated with national security and the State’s military power;notions of the individual safety; or human values and fundamental rights issues. This is clearly demonstrated in Europe with various...
Evolving Security Concepts: The Premium on Governance in the Case of Bulgaria
The EvoCS project analysed security perceptions and discourses in 12 countries, including Bulgaria. The authors of the Bulgarian case study introduce the particular ‘transitional’ context of the security discourse, briefly describe the project methodology and present the research results for Bulgaria, along with...
Understanding the Public Security Discourse - an Attempt by the Evocs Project
This paper introduces the methodology and the results of the FP7 EvoCS-project (The Evolving Concept of Security: A critical evaluation across four dimensions) so as to give answers to the questions what NATO is needed for what threats; what is a strategic culture and how does it relate to the threats; how...
A Human Rights and Ethical Lens on Security and Human Dignity: The Case Study of Syrian Asylum Seekers
The article tackles the plural and evolving concepts of security by analysing their relation to human rights and ethics. Although the general impression is that seldom the security discourse is associated with the respect of human rights and ethics, at least from a theoretical point of view security is indeed...
Turkish Security Discourses and Policies: The Kurdish Question
A multidimensional problem with lengthy history, the so-called “Kurdish Question” has been one of the most important domestic security challenges that Turkey has had to face since the early 1980s. In this paper, the Kurdish issue is put in the broader framework of Turkey’s security concept and foreign policy, along...
Multivariate Statistics of Security Perceptions in Europe
A range of methods were applied to evaluate and understand security perceptions across five European countries. Eight dimensions of the security perception were assessed, namely physical safety, territorial integrity, environmental and ecological security, cultural identity, social stability, political stability,...
Assessing Comprehensive Security Approaches in Action: An Introduction
This article introduces the reader to the exploration of the evolving concept of security and the main findings, reflected in the contributions to this special issue of "Information & Security".
How to cite:
Sweijs, Tim, and Milos Jovanovic. "Assessing Comprehensive Security Approaches in Action: An...
Securitisation of Climate Change and Natural Hazards in the UK
A number of severe weather events (1998 Easter floods; 2007 Summer floods; 2013 Heatwave; 2014 Winter storms and floods) have influenced the shift in the UK policy that covers natural hazards encouraging not only improvements in emergency management, but also in prevention and preparedness (i.e. climate change...
