European Perspectives on Security Research / edited by Klaus Thoma.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Thoma, K. (Klaus)

Series:

acatech DISKUTIERT ; 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Security systems.

Social sciences.

Humanities.

Security Science and Technology.

Humanities and Social Sciences.

Local Subjects:

Security Science and Technology.

Humanities and Social Sciences.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (110 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2011.

Place of Publication:

Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Europe’s networked societies of today are shaped by a growing interconnection in almost all areas of life. The complexity of our infrastructures and the concurrent accessibility to means of destruction by terrorist groups and individual perpetrators call for innovative security solutions. However, such evolving innovations inevitably raise fundamental questions of concern in our societies. How do we balance the imperatives of securing our citizens and infrastructures on the one hand, and of protecting of our sacredly held civil liberties on the other? The topical network ‘Safety and Security’ of acatech – the German Academy of Science and Engineering – invited experts from the science academies of various European countries to share their perspectives on security research and the aspect of safety during a two-day workshop hosted by the Fraunhofer Institute for High-Speed Dynamics, Ernst-Mach-Institut in March 2010. This publication is a compilation of contributions made during theworkshop.

Contents:

Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; > FOREWORD; > INTRODUCTION; > A EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE ON SECURITY RESEARCH; 1 INTRODUCTION; 2 THE GENESIS OF EUROPEAN SECURITY RESEARCH; > 2.1 A first approach: ESRAB; > 2.2 A capability-based approach for European security research; 3 THE FUTURE CIVIL SECURITY AGENDA - ESRIF AND ESRIA; 4 RESUME AND OUTLOOK; 5 REFERENCES; > A GERMAN PERSPECTIVE ON SECURITY RESEARCH; 1 INTRODUCTION; 2 THE GERMAN PROGRAMME ON CIVIL SECURITY; > 2.1 Institutional organisation - A cross-departmental approach; > 2.2 Strategic objectives; > 2.3 Two programme lines

> 2.4 Funded topics> 2.5 A Growing number of players within the security research community; INNOVATION PLATFORMS; 3 LINKS TO EUROPEAN SECURITY RESEARCH; 4 ORGANISING FOR A RESILIENT SOCIETY - A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO SECURITY; 4 OUTLOOK; 5 REFERENCES; > UK PERSPECTIVES ON SECURITY IN AN AGE OF'SHOCK AND AFTERSHOCK'; UK PERCEPTIONS OF SECURITY THROUGH A NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY; UK RESILIENCE - THE 'ALL HAZARDS' APPROACH; CASE STUDY - COUNTERING TERRORISM - THE OFFICE FOR SECURITY AND COUNTER-TERRORISM(OSCT); OSCT DIALOGUE WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND ACADEMIA; CONCLUSIONS

CITIZEN-CENTRIC SECURITY - THE ISSUE OF TRUSTREFERENCES; > DEFENCE AND SECURITY RESEARCH COEXISTENCE, COHERENCE, AND CONVERGENCE; INTRODUCTION; THE CAPABILITY DRIVEN APPROACH; EDA'S INTEGRATED MODE OF WORKING; THE EDA AND ITS PARTICIPATING MEMBER STATES; PROMOTING DEFENCE RESEARCH; DEVELOPMENT OF EUROPEAN DEFENCE RESEARCH; WORKING WITH THE EUROPEAN STAKEHOLDERS; DEFENCE AND SECURITY RESEARCH IN THE FUTURE; > AN OVERVIEW OF SWISS RESEARCH ON VULNERABILITY OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE; 1 GENERAL SETTING; 2 SYSTEM CHARACTERISTICS AND LESSONS LEARNED FROM TRANSPIRED EVENTS

3 INTERDEPENDENCIES AND COMPLEXITY4 MODELLING APPROACHES; 5 CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; > SECURITY RESEARCH AND SAFETY ASPECTS INSLOVAKIA; 1 INTRODUCTION; 1 SAFETY VERSUS SECURITY; > 1.1 Safety; > 1.2 Security; 2 CAUSAL DEPENDENCY IN THE OCCURRENCE OF NEGATIVE PHENOMENA; > 2.1 The human component in security and safety analysis; 3 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SECURITY AND SAFETY IN CIVIL SECURITY RESEARCH INSLOVAKIA; 4 THE INTEGRATED EMERGENCY SYSTEM IN SLOVAKIA; 5 EXAMPLES OF PARTICIPATION BY SLOVAKIAN RESEARCH ENTITIES IN GLOBAL CIVIL SECURITY ACTION PLANS; 6 SUMMARY; 7 REFERENCES

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-36842-0

9786613368423

3-642-18219-4

OCLC:

756508898