Recent Advances in Security Research and Management. Analytical Concepts Determining Paradigm Shift in Security Policy Agenda in the 2000’s
Recent Advances in Security Research and Management. Analytical Concepts Determining Paradigm Shift in Security Policy Agenda in the 2000’s

Summary/Abstract: Although the concept of “security research” is often used in international security studies, there is no literature consensus regarding this analytical concept and patterns. The present article discusses different theoretical aspects that configure the concept of security research and the application determining paradigm shift in security policy agenda over the last twenty years. The analytical approach of the study may be employed to indicate the basic and applied research and to compare the defining characteristics of contemporary literature. Furthermore, the article deals with the concept of “security research” as a complex and influent one. The article deals also with the security methodology and settings due to the fact that there is still a lack of analytical and empirical approach with regard how scientific method and evaluation research influence the security policy agenda. The analytical approach of the study may be employed to indicate basic and applied research and to compare the defining characteristics of security information policy and management. The present paper also argues that security research covers a wide range of paradigms and research methods aiming to fulfill the function and control in the security policy agenda since 2001. The development and implementation of plans, strategies and methods is conducted within different levels of conceptualization and observation of reality. In conclusion, the article suggests that the task of security research is to provide accurate information and tools for effective policy decision making-process.

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