What Is Security Theory? – The Definition
Security theories are perspectives on security, based on different epistemic backgrounds.
What Is the Core Concept of Security?
Though an average citizen usually thinks first about security in terms of social and public security, when we discuss the meaning of the concept in theoretical terms, security has its own meaning in different disciplines. Though some features are definitely common with social security or issues applied to various law enforcement problems, in Security Studies, the core subject of it seeks to explain and to identify the causes and to anticipate the likely consequences of events considered as a security issue (Collins 2016). While social security is generally linked to the internal order of social coexistence (to guarantee life, wealth, and rights of the individual), public security, job security or social justice, the concept in security theories, is rooted in the traditions of politicization. Before we turn to specific...
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Nagy, V. (2020). Security: Theories. In: Shapiro, L.R., Maras, MH. (eds) Encyclopedia of Security and Emergency Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69891-5_244-1
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