A master thesis from Aalborg University
"Unfinished business" - Security reform of the so-called "secret police" as a way to democracy: Case study - Serbia
Author(s)
Term
4. term
Publication year
2014
Submitted on
2014-07-30
Pages
55 pages
Abstract
The paper examines the security sector reform in communist countries after 1988. It is a case study of the unfinished security reform of the secret police in Serbia. It begins with the explanation of the term “secret police”; Regime security theory describes the link between the weak state and authoritarian regime; Authoritarian theory demonstrates how the secret police behave in those circumstances; The problem will be observed from the security sector perspective and security sector reform perspective; The security sector reform should clarify how implementation of the reform may lead to sustainable development of the society into a new climate of democratic change. Although not an easy task, because the official history of the secret police exists in fragments, and there is no free access for everyone to the files and archives, the historical facts will be presented in order to establish and define close relations between Yugoslav and Serbian secret police.
Documents
Colophon: This page is part of the AAU Student Projects portal, which is run by Aalborg University. Here, you can find and download publicly available bachelor's theses and master's projects from across the university dating from 2008 onwards. Student projects from before 2008 are available in printed form at Aalborg University Library.
If you have any questions about AAU Student Projects or the research registration, dissemination and analysis at Aalborg University, please feel free to contact the VBN team. You can also find more information in the AAU Student Projects FAQs.