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The Impact of Refugee Crisis on the Security of Western Balkan Countries
The Impact of Refugee Crisis on the Security of Western Balkan Countries

Author(s): Miodrag Gordić, Ivan Petrović, Dragan Tančić
Subject(s): Security and defense, Migration Studies
Published by: Fakultet za poslovne studije i pravo
Keywords: Refugee crisis; security levels; DEMATEL method

Summary/Abstract: Refugee crisis which has reached global proportions in the previous years has also acquired a significant impact on the security of countries throughout the world.This impact, in addition to the countries affected by war in Asia, Near East and North Africa, is particularly expressed throughout Europe. On the margin of Europe, refugee crisis has a great impact to all security levels of countries that are located in the territory of the so-called Western Balkan. In the paper we have described the impact of refugee crisis to the security levels of Western Balkan countries through the application of DEMATEL method. As a case study we have taken the Republic of Serbia, as one of the countries in this region. In examining the impact of survey, we questioned ninety-two experts for different security levels from state institutions of the Republic of Serbia. We have examined the impacts to the following security levels: human security, societal security and national security.

  • Issue Year: 7/2017
  • Issue No: 20
  • Page Range: 31-47
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: English