Wide comprehension of securitology in studies on culture of national security
Journal Title: Security Dimensions - Year 2013, Vol 10, Issue 10
Abstract
The article concerns issue of the concept of national security in the transdisciplinary research area of security studies. Recalled were the most important definitions of national security and culture of national security to accentuate how the comprehension of this concept varies in modern countries and depends on the conception of nation characteristic for a state. National security is of great importance for contemporary security studies and for the security of each state, therefore it is important to understand the mechanism of this phenomenon as well as the conception itself. The objective was also to accentuate how important it is to perceive this phenomenon widely i.e. taking into account also a cultural aspect of the state security.<br/><br/>
Authors and Affiliations
Juliusz Piwowarski
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