"Declassification" of the security concept. Notions, components, dimensions, domains and types of security Cover Image

”Desecretizarea” conceptului de securitate. Noțiuni, componente, dimensiuni, domenii și tipuri de securitate
"Declassification" of the security concept. Notions, components, dimensions, domains and types of security

Author(s): Laurențiu-Paul Mândraș
Subject(s): Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Security and defense, Military policy, Sociology of Politics, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: INFOSFERA - Revista de studii de securitate si Informații pentru Apărare
Keywords: security; national security; societal security; human security;

Summary/Abstract: Traditionally, security has been associated with the military, and the settlement of pursuing national interests, declaring war and peace have been the responsibility of the state, almost the sole actor of international relations. Since the middle of the twentieth century, security studies have extended the dimension of security from its intrinsic side, mainly state-military centered, to its extrinsic and exhaustive side, human and societal centered, related to the existence of threats to individuals and societies. Simultaneously, the effervescence of international relations specialists extended their study of security to other subjects or security actors besides states, namely the individual and human society. The state is no longer an exclusive subject of security and, in the context of theorizing societal security and human security, the state no longer has an exclusive role in international relations. Therefore, international and non-governmental organizations, multinational corporations, illicit organizations such as terrorists or organized crime organizations, and even the individual himself are playing increasingly important roles in the national, regional, and international security scene.

  • Issue Year: XIII/2021
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 27-39
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Romanian