Case Study on South-Eastern Europe

Ratchev, Valeri; Тагарев, Тодор; Petkov, V.; Todorova, Antonia; Elman, Pinar

doi:10.11610/evocs.d82

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“…In the case of Bulgaria, a total of 333 pieces of information were analysed. 12 The results obtained were complemented with qualitative analysis of the security context in South-Eastern Europe by experts, who took part in a regional workshop, held in January 2015 in Sofia. 13…”

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Evolving Security Concepts: The Premium on Governance in the Case of Bulgaria

Ratchev¹,

Petkov²,

Тагарев³

2015

ISIJ

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The EvoCS project analysed security perceptions and discourses in 12 countries, including Bulgaria. The authors of the Bulgarian case study introduce the particular 'transitional' context of the security discourse, briefly describe the project methodology and present the research results for Bulgaria, along with explanation of the historical and social influences on security perceptions. The Bulgarian security discourse emerged as unique among all twelve examined in EvoCS. It is dominated by the "political stability and security" core value and the overarching theme is governancein the political, social, and economic spheres, as well as in facing the pervasive threat of corruption. The case study epitomises a double disconnectbetween the official Bulgarian security discourse and societal perceptions of security challenges, on one hand, and between challenges identified in EU security strategies and challenges faced by Bulgaria, on the other. This is reflected in the final section of the paper, presenting policy recommendations on making the security discourse in Bulgaria more relevant to the challenges the country faces and the societal interests.

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Evolving Security Concepts: The Premium on Governance in the Case of Bulgaria

Ratchev¹,

Petkov²,

Тагарев³

2015

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“…Participants in the research demonstrated a very high level of propensity to serve and that matched up well with the high level of general security awareness of the population detected in other research studies, particularly newer ones. 20 Very high propensity level (Table 1), considered in constellation with motivation structure (Table 2), can mean that participants perceive the AR as an efficient way (temporarily engagement, limited obligations) to contribute to solving the security issues in the country (belonging to the defence forces). The concept of the AR seems a promising option for successful sustainment of a relationship between the military organisation and the society: almost every citizen can try to actualise his core values related to security and to give personal contribution to the response to the security challenges, by joining the AR.…”

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Serbian Security Perceptions: Motivations to Serve

Nikolic¹

2015

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An empirical study was conducted to find out the level of propensity to serve in the Active Reserve of the Serbian armed forces and Ministry of Defence according to a newly established concept of manning. The concept of Active Reserve corresponds to similar concepts in other countries and is of growing importance and actuality, particularly in countries which have recently abandoned their military conscription system aiming to create professional military forces that citizens can join voluntarily. The concept of Active Reserve assumes that a citizen signs a contract with the Ministry of Defence, confirming his or her willingness and readiness to serve in the military on call, while in the meantime living and working on their own. Active Reserve offers mutual benefits: it relaxes temporary problems related to manning of military units and is a source of additional money for individuals engaged in it. One of the main questions related to the Active Reserve is the level of propensity to serve in it, while equally interesting is the investigation of motivational factors which stand behind the willingness to serve. The results show a very high propensity of population to serve in the country and a significant level of readiness to participate in peace missions abroad. The structure of motivational factors to join the Active Reserve indicated a meaningful level of a security awareness of the population. These findings are in concordance with some novel results about security perceptions in the South-Eastern Europe, including Serbia.

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Case Study on South-Eastern Europe

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Evolving Security Concepts: The Premium on Governance in the Case of Bulgaria

Evolving Security Concepts: The Premium on Governance in the Case of Bulgaria

Serbian Security Perceptions: Motivations to Serve

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