Prevention of security threats and risks in the political protection, social, socio-economic and informative fields
Aim
Description
In the context of security challenges, research into strengthening security is becoming increasingly important. Security covers the widest range of relationships The relevance of the results of the study will consist of conclusions and a strategy for addressing security threats that are relevant to the current context, based on in-depth study of interdisciplinary approaches, scientific opinions, policy planning documents and institutional practices. The results of the study will be relevant and applicable to anyone involved in the scientific or practical development of national defense and security policy. The process of the study will take place in several stages. The initial focus will be on understanding the security situation, security threats and risks. Based on the research results, an analytical framework for the development of a strategy for the prevention of threats and risks will be created. The researchers will present the results obtained at international scientific conferences. The study will allow developing, submitting for publication, or at least three original scientific articles will be accepted for publication in journals included in the Web of Science Core Collection or SCOPUS databases. A project application has been prepared and submitted to the international research programme Application Horizon Europe, Pillar 3. During the project development, the application for Fundamental and Applied Research Projects will be prepared and submitted.
Project team
Leader
Acting Lead Researcher, Development and Project Department
Doctor of Law, professor at Rīga Stradiņš University. He has extensive academic and professional experience, working both as a university professor and as a researcher in various national and international projects. He is the author of numerous publications, scientific articles, and books on security and legal issues.
Researchers
Acting Lead Researcher, Development and Project Department
Doctor of Law, assistant professor at Rīga Stradiņš University. She has published numerous significant scientific articles covering various aspects of law, including human rights and security policy. Her research work focuses on legal issues and their practical application in modern society.
Doctor of Law, researcher at Rīga Stradiņš University, and assistant professor at Daugavpils University Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. She is the author of more than 30 scientific publications on national and public security topics and has long-term professional experience in law enforcement.
Security expert with 18 years of experience in the Ministries of Defense and Interior. He has headed the Legal Department and Crisis Management Department of the Ministry of Defense and currently heads the State Defense Service Department. He was an adviser at the Latvian representation in NATO, a defense attaché in the United Kingdom, and a non-resident resilience adviser at the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. He is also a researcher and acting lecturer at Rīga Stradiņš University.
Acting lecturer at Rīga Stradiņš University and doctoral student in the Social Sciences sub-programme 'Political Science.' His research focuses on domestic politics, including political parties, elections, and state governance. He has professional experience working in parliament and government.
Doctoral student in the Law sub-programme of the Social Sciences doctoral program at Rīga Stradiņš University. He holds an academic master's degree in social sciences in law and works at the Financial Intelligence Service as an expert. His previous work experience is related to the communication industry.
