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Are Security And Inteligence Services In Serbia Politicized?

Author(s): Denis Ćoragić
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: BCBP Beogradski centar za bezbednosnu politiku
Keywords: politicisation; security-information services; reforms; scandals; Serbia

Summary/Abstract: Are Security And Inteligence Services In Serbia Politicized? Serbian public still largely believes that security services are politicised instruments of those in power, used, under the veil of secrecy, to support narrow political interests. In the period since the change in power in October 2000 to this date, a set of laws has been adopted to legislatively regulate the operations of security- information services, in view of the reform which is in line with the standards of modern democracy and security sector. After the tumultuous initial reform period and numerous problems that accompanied the overall process, it is now the intention of the author to, by defining the notion of politicisation, analysing the leg- islative solutions in the Republic of Serbia, and giving a short overview of media scandals that are interpreted using the acts of services politicisation, attempt to answer the question: Are the secu- rity services in Serbia politicised?

  • Issue Year: 2010
  • Issue No: 18
  • Page Range: 29-40
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Serbian