Mechanisms or ways of developing and improving the security culture

Abstract

In this text we will try to explain and recommend the ways in which security culture can be developed or promoted. Namely, within security studies this concept is most commonly represented as a means or analytical framework of understanding changes occurring in the security sphere over time. However, we would like to underscore the importance of viewing and applying security culture as an instrument of bringing about change, which could prove significant at a time (such as the present) when turbulent events are happening all over the world, carrying serious security implications. As well as analytical potential, the concept of security culture offers normative potential and in that regard it is important to determine all the mechanisms and factors that can contribute to its development and promotion. In this paper, we have chosen to present the role and significance of the national educational system, the establishment and development of standards, the introduction of a control mechanism and commitment. The elected mechanisms and/or factors are relevant as they satisfy he need for certain kinds of knowledge and skills, ensure that security measures, rules, procedures and expectations are followed and met, encourage behavior by which set values are up held ,and show long-term commitment to creating an open and trusting environment that is proactive and focused on reducing risks and threats to the well-being of all.

U ovom tekstu pokušaćemo da objasnimo i preporučimo načine na koji se može razvijati ili unaprediti bezbednosna kultura. Naime, ovaj koncept se u studijama bezbednosti najčešće predstavlja kao sredstvo ili analitički okvir za razumevanje promena, koje se dešavaju u bezbednosnoj sferi tokom vremena. Međutim, želimo da naglasimo važnost razmatranja i primene bezbednosne kulture kao sredstva za stvaranje promena, što može biti značajno u (sadašnjem) trenutku turbulentnih dešavanja širom sveta, koji imaju naročite bezbednosne implikacije. Pored analitičkih mogućnosti, koncept bezbednosne kulture ima i normativne i u tom smislu je važno utvrditi koji sve mehanizmi pa i faktori mogu doprineti da se razvija i unapredi. Mi smo se u ovom radu opredelili da predstavimo ulogu i značaj sistema obrazovanja, uspostavljanje i razvijanje standarda, uvođenje mehanizma kontrole i obavezivanje i/ili posvećenost. Izabrani mehanizmi i/ili faktori su važni jer ispunjavaju/zadovoljavaju potrebu za određenim setom znanja i veština, obezbeđuju poštovanje bezbednosnih mera, pravila, procedura i očekivanja, utiču na ponašanje kojim se štite utvrđene vrednosti, a uz to pokazuju dugoročnu posvećenost kako bi se izgradilo otvoreno i poverljivo okruženje fokusirano i proaktivno prema smanjenju rizika i pretnji za dobrobit svih.