2022

Wiedza Obronna

Journal year: 2022 | Journal volume: t. 281 | Journal number: nr 4

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EN On 19 May 2022, the War Studies University hosted an academic symposium on methodological determinants of public security as an element of the system of national (state) security. The event was organised by the Department of Public Security in the State Se curity Institute of the university’s Faculty of National Security, under a research project titled “Methodological Determinants of National (State) Security”. The symposium served to enable scholarly discussion of contemporary perceptions of public security, changes of priorities, and challenges in academic research. It featured an expert debate chaired by Dr Marek Fałdowski. Speakers included Dr Mariusz Nepe lski , 3 Dr Włodzimierz Fehler , 4 Dr Robert Socha , 5 and Chief Superintendent (Retd.) Dr Krzysztof Justyński . 6 The debate concerned three key questions relevant to the shape of current and proposed scientific research in the area of public security, namely : What should determine the limits of the definition of public security – does it concern legally protected goods under the constitution, the tasks of the state as a guarantor of security in countering threats to public security, or perhaps values and inte rests derived from primary supranational principles, often viewed as “natural rights”? Is or should the notion of public security be universal in nature, or should it be determined by a dynamic perception conditioned by historical experiences and current e xistential threats to the state? Finally, what are the key needs of academic research in the area of public security and the limitations on the dissemination of its results, and what are the roles of historical research, comparative studies, and inter - and multidisciplinary research?

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