Digital Tools in Security Governance: Enhancing Public Participation and Deliberative Democracy - the case of Poland

Katerina Veljanovska-Blazhevska; Ryszard Szpyra

doi:10.14456/ni.2025.14

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Title

Digital Tools in Security Governance: Enhancing Public Participation and Deliberative Democracy - the case of Poland

Authors

Katerina Veljanovska-Blazhevska ^{[ 1 ]}
Ryszard Szpyra (WBN) ^{[ 2 ][ 6.3 ][ P ]}

^{[ 1 ]} Faculty of Security Science, MIT University – Skopje | ^{[ 2 ]} Wydział Bezpieczeństwa Narodowego, Akademia Sztuki Wojennej | ^{[ P ]} employee

Scientific discipline (Law 2.0)

[6.3] Security studies

Year of publication

2025

Published in

Thai Journal of National Interest

Journal year: 2025 | Journal volume: Vol. 5 | Journal number: No. 21

Article type

scientific article

Publication language

english

Keywords

EN

National security
Governance
Digitalization
Deliberative democracy
Poland

PL

Administracja elektroniczna
Bezpieczeństwo narodowe
Demokracja deliberatywna
Demokracja uczestnicząca
Partycypacja społeczna
Polityka bezpieczeństwa
Usługi elektroniczne
Polska

Abstract

EN Poland's rapid digital transformation reshapes democratic engagement in national security governance, offering opportunities and challenges. Despite expanding e-governance, digital identification, and consultation tools, barriers like unequal digital literacy and limited transparency hinder inclusive participation. This study, grounded in Habermas’ deliberative democracy theory, explores how digital tool scan enhance accountability and public involvement in security decision-making. Using a mixed-method approach—expert interviews, student surveys at War Studies University in Warsaw, and analysis of policy documents and media—it reveals limited civic engagement despite widespread use of digital platforms for information access. Institutional trust, influenced by transparency, leadership, and media framing, remains moderate. Experts highlight the potential and limitations of digital deliberative mechanisms for democratic legitimacy. The study recommends developing secure, transparent digital platforms to improve public consultations in security policy-making. While Poland’s technological infrastructure supports digital inclusion, uneven participation underscores the need to strengthen capacities for genuine democratic co-creation in security governance.

Pages (from - to)

35 - 54

DOI

10.14456/ni.2025.14

URL

https://sc01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/NIT/article/view/241651/164077

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CC BY-NC-ND (attribution - noncommercial - no derivatives)

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open journal

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final published version