State of the national security culture among young population in the Republic of Serbia

Abstract

The subject of this paper is to examine the attitudes held by young population, age 16 to 19, in the Republic of Serbia about certain security issues, with the general aim to identify the state of the national security culture. Theoretical background comprises a systemic overview of definitions and interpretations of the terms "security culture" and "national security culture". The conducted research was based on the method of a semi-structured questionnaire aiming at covering fundamental elements, including knowledge and attitude of the young generation about security issues in the Republic of Serbia. Results indicate that young people in Serbia consider drugs and corruption as dominant threats, and believe that the police, security services, and private security play a major role in the prevention.

Predmet ovog rada jeste utvrđivanje stavova mladih srednjoškolskog uzrasta od 16 do 19 godina u Republici Srbiji o pojedinim pitanjima bezbednosti, čime se želi postići cilj utvrđivanja stanja nacionalne bezbednosne kulture. Teorijski okvir rada obuhvata sistematičan pregled definicija i određenja pojmova bezbednosne kulture i nacionalne bezbednosne kulture. U istražvanju koje je sprovedeno korišćena je metoda polustrukturisanog anketnog upitnika, koji je nastojao da obuhvati osnovne elemente koji uključuju znanje i stav mladih o bezbednosnim problemima u Republici Srbiji. Dobijeni rezultati ukazuju da mladi smatraju narkomaniju i korupciju za najveće pretnje bezbednosti, a subjekti koji prema njihovim stavovima imaju najznačajniju ulogu na planu prevencije ugrožavanja jesu policija, službe bezbednosti i privatno obezbeđenje.