The Interaction between Security Politics and Science in Croatia
The Interaction between Security Politics and Science in Croatia
Author(s): Zvonimir MahečićSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: BCBP Beogradski centar za bezbednosnu politiku
Keywords: national security; defence; science; strategic documents; accession to NATO; communication strategies; role of the civil society
Summary/Abstract: The author analyses the quality of cooperation between the academic institutes and statutory actors in Croatian security sector since the post-Tudjman transition. In this article he examines four case studies of (lack of) cooperation: the study titled “Croatian Military 2000 – National Security, Armed Forces and Democracy commissioned by Social Democratic Party in 1999, “the National Security Study” developed within the SDP government’s project “Croatia in the 21st Century”, third the changes in regards to cooperation due to the post 9/11 developments and lastly implementation of Government’s Communication Strategy for Accession to NATO’. The author highlights the difficulties in maintaining independence of scientific work, as well as the challenges to carrying out good quality research of security policies in a transition country.
Journal: Western Balkans Security Observer - English Edition
- Issue Year: 2009
- Issue No: 12
- Page Range: 26-37
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English
