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Objectives The aim of the article is to determine the directions of research conducted in the field of security, and realized by the most frequently cited (according to popular bibliometric databases) scholars. On this basis, the frequency of selection of research areas of Polish scientists dealing with issues in the field of security was determined. Material and methods The text presents the author's conclusions from a cross-sectional analysis of Scopus and Google Scholar databases of the most frequently cited authors. The selection of sources was based on several citation indices. Foreign publications were selected in the field of social science on the basis of citations from the internationally recognized and prestigious Scopus database . The analysis refers to the years 2015-2020, as this is the period in which the scientific discipline took shape. Results Polish research, despite raising often important from the point of view of world security problems, is not very noticed in the world. There are several reasons for this. First of all, until recently, it was published mainly in Polish. Secondly, local scientific periodicals or multi-author monographs were usually chosen as the place of publication. Conclusions The Polish literature is dominated by topics related to internal security, such as: public and general security (crisis management), social security, cultural security, etc. Another theme is terrorism (along with its varieties), which is replaced by other problems, such as: the aging of society, the relationship between security and development, or the problems of migration. They mostly refer to regional or even local problems.

Objectives Rapid evolution and progress in computer sciences present new determinants for informational technologies. The universal knowledge based on Mathematics and Computer science exploring processes in information dissemination, should be persistently analyzed. Its focus on practical applicability presents various problems and new possibilities for the field of Security Studies, adding new categories to its research interests, that should be constantly defined and redefined. And what is the objective of the article. Material and methods The descriptive methodology used in the article is limited to a presentation of philosophical categories, as it allows for defining of chosen problems that correspond, upon analysis, to asymmetric threats mounting from IT evolution. Results The predicaments of technological evolution in view o the categories arising through philosophical focus, presented here by authors and as applied in Security studies, point to definitions and associated categories of potential dangers that IT progress may entail. Hence, the presentation of three categories analyzed – information, communication, asymmetric threat, and the following analysis of categories of threats with asymmetric values, as a potential nuisance and danger to state security, related to those categories. Conclusions And as is concluded, the new developments, as discussed in the article, present challenges for state security and are presently evolving. Hence, those should be constantly categorized and associated with security predicaments – active and potential.

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The paper presents a brief history of ressentiment (resentment) research in order to shed some light on the importance of these considerations for Security Studies (particularly for the analyses of the broad spectrum of issues related to ideologically motivated violence). Even a cursory overview of the usage of the created by Friedrich Nietzsche concept of ressentiment in social sciences and humanities enables to draw significant conclusions on the importance of interdisciplinarity in the development of reflection on security. Presentation of those conclusions is the main goal of this article.

Security Studies include almost every aspect of human activities and various environments where humanity functions. Research that is held in this field results in theoretical conclusions, as well as catalogs of utilitarian good practices and optimal solutions. The descriptions of scientific inquires includes and uses terms that have their origins in various fields of social science, which forces the user to be able to properly use the specialist language. When looking at the literature in this field, one can see that there are many instances of wrong usage of specialist terminology, words borrowed from foreign languages and creation of new terms that are not necessarily useful when trying to understand security, systematization of views, or creating paradigms. The aim of this paper is to sensitize researchers from the field of security studies to take care to use the proper terminology apparatus that helps to develop this particular field of social studies.

Aim: The purpose of this discussion is to present selected research results which were aimed at obtaining answers to the following questions: Who are internal security students? Where do they come from? What are they guided by in choosing their field of study? What do they intend to do after gradua-tion? How much time do they spend on self-study? Design and methods: The survey was carried out in two stages. In late 2014/early 2015, a preliminary study was conducted on a sample of 350 stu-dents from five universities, and in 2017 a sample of 408 respondents from 4 universities was covered by a comparative study. The research used one of the quantitative research methods, which is a diagnostic survey. The research material was collected using a questionnaire containing 25 questions, including 3 open-ended ones.Results: The results of the survey were analysed and synthesised following statistical analysis using the Statistica 10.0 software with the assumed significance level of p ≤ 0.5. The study results confirmed the research hypotheses that students in areas related to safety and security come from a va-riety of social backgrounds, are age-diverse and started their studies at various times after passing their secondary school leaving exams. A significant number of students, not only of part-time studies but also of full-time studies, combine studies with professional work.Conclusions: The results obtained in the study and the conclusions drawn from them provide a highly valuable source of both theoretical and practical information. They enable universities to prepare changes in the programmes, methods and forms of education and to plan the recruitment process of secondary school graduates. Research shows that the majority of students of internal security come from small towns and the main reason for undertaking studies in these fields is their intention to find a job that is primarily compatible with their field of study, in uniformed services or in public administration. There is also a significant proportion of students who have taken up studies with no relation to future work. A negative phenomenon is the fact that over 50% of students spend less than 2 hours a day on self-study. This puts into question not only the level and requirements set for students, but also their acquired level of expertise needed to pursue a professional career.

Since the 1980s, there has been a debate about the evolution of the notion of security and its dimensions. The Copenhagen School, and its key concepts such as securitization, and security sectors, closely keep up with this security discourse and criticize traditional paradigms that could not predict the collapse of the USSR and the end of the Cold War. Therefore, the subject of this paper is to present the importance of main assumptions of critical security studies using the example of the Copenhagen School and the intersubjective approach to security in its multidimensional aspect.

The article is a study in the domain of security and aims to answer the following question in the context of contemporary threats: What is the Catholic Church’s attitude towards pacifism? The author presents research concerning the relationship between pacifism and religion, analyzing the question of pacifism with reference to biblical texts and contemporary Catholic thought.

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