Projects / Programmes
January 1, 2014
- December 31, 2017
| Code |
Science |
Field |
Subfield |
| 5.06.00 |
Social sciences |
Political science |
|
| 5.06.04 |
Social sciences |
Political science |
Defence science |
| Code |
Science |
Field |
| S175 |
Social sciences |
Polemology |
| Code |
Science |
Field |
| 5.06 |
Social Sciences |
Political science |
Researchers (17)
Organisations (1)
Abstract
The basic premise for the work of the research team is represented by key theoretical paradigms dealing with the questions of security in the contemporary world, with emphasis on the theories that are critical to traditional approaches to security, that warn of unconventional forms of threats to security, and emphasize the individual and different social groups as the key referent objects of security. The research will also take into consideration the context of socio-economic and financial crisis in the world, which undoubtedly exacerbates the existing security problems and influences on the appearance of the new ones, while at the same time limiting the possibilities of states and international community to deal with them adequately, as the available resources are already scarce due to the mentioned crisis and its consequences. The team will operate on the basis of interdisciplinarity, and thus cooperate with experts and researchers from other research institutions at home and abroad. The team will formulate adjustable modules for dealing with the following thematic sets: global, regional, national security vs. security of individuals and social groups; prevention of armed conflicts, conflict analysis and the role of international actors in the stopping of conflicts and in post-conflict reconstruction of states (security, economic, political, administrative, and value aspects); peace operations and missions as a form of security globalization – effectiveness and efficiency of international intervention, the influence of armed forces engagement in international operations and missions on the processes of their functional professionalization, the processes of leadership in multicultural environment; economic aspects of security, with emphasis on the economic warfare and economic sanctions as a means for achieving the foreign policy objectives and security interests, and on the analysis of defense expenditures; cognitive institutional analysis of contemporary complex crises, and crisis management; environmental security and the related energy security; information security and cyber space as the new strategic domain; fight against terrorism; transformation of defense policy and defense, in particular the military systems of contemporary states; ethical and legal aspects of the use of contemporary security technologies; security culture of young population in particular, and selected themes from the sociology of the military and the recent military history of Slovenia.
Significance for science
The Security Studies Research Program represents the basis for the development and upgrade of substance from the sphere of Security Studies, military studies and international security. We see it as a contribution to the development and verification of various theories about national and international security, which will be based on empirical data and comparative methods. New threats are forcing the states to cooperate on the supranational level, therefore we - the scientists - must also strive with our research for the integration of research endeavours and deductions in the international environment. This implies that we will be comparing our research findings on the international level within the framework of NATO RTO and NATO Science for Peace Program, within international professional organisations such as ISA RC01, IUS and ERGOMAS, and within research projects managed by the Geneva Centre for Democratic Control of the Armed Forces, the European Crisis Management Academy and others.
Significance for the country
The research work will contribute to the conception of a more adequate policy and a system of national security. The analyses of public opinion trends and degrees of legitimacy of international organisations and national security system all contribute to the temporal perspective of the studied topics and to the impact on the function of the security sector in Slovenia. The findings, resulting from the program, will be used in the development of the security sector in Slovenia, particularly in the transformation of the Slovenian Armed Forces and in the establishment of a comprehensive system of crisis management and leadership. Knowledge gained from the results will allow the civil service part of the Ministry of Defence to operate with greater success and transparency, while the findings will benefit the legislative and executive branches of power in Slovenia. The research will also have an indirect impact on the economic operators, especially those in control of critical infrastructure, since the analysis of management processes and public spending will urge them towards an improved economic efficiency and a rationalised spending of public funds, which in turn will lead to the economic relief. The analyses conducted will contribute to the flexibility, robustness and responsiveness of the economic operators in times of crises, particularly regarding energy security and climate changes. The research will have an impact on the cultural development of Slovenia in regard to the search for and the shaping of Slovenian military identity, and the realisations based on the past will contribute to the system of reforming the security sector in the sense of searching for comparable forms of military activities on the supranational level in the past and today.
Most important scientific results
Annual report
2014,
2015,
2016,
final report
Most important socioeconomically and culturally relevant results
Annual report
2014,
2015,
2016,
final report
