Projects in the research area "Social Dimensions of Security Research"
The goal of security research – besides that of arriving at solutions that are technically feasible – is to develop ones that are ethically responsible. Research into social issues is interlinked with technological developments throughout the entire research process and is an integral part of every research project. In addition to cross-project horizontal issues, independent social science projects also examine basic security research issues.
Below please find selected research projects. More research projects can be found here: http://www.bmbf.de/de/13979.php
German acronym which stands for “dynamic arrangements in urban safety culture”. It is precisely in places where large numbers of people live in crowded conditions that it is critical to meet these people's need for public security. The goal of the DynASS project is to identify factors that influence city dwellers' sense of safety and to draw up guides and directives for municipal stakeholders to increase security. To this end the project takes a look at urban citizens' security perceptions and the measures taken by municipal stakeholders to enhance safety.
Development and evaluation of social and professional networks and early warning systems for the prevention of school shooting incidents and other specific acts of violence in Germany's schools. The aim is to develop strategies to identify security risks, to boost the security situation in schools and improve the subjective sense of safety, and to help ward off danger. The project focuses specifically on identifying other risk factors and the warning signals for school shootings as well as on developing additional criteria for assessing 'leakage'.
Innovation in civil security is not limited to technology. Being able to strike a balance between increased security measures and the preservation of civic freedoms requires a better understanding of when the public feels that these freedoms are constrained. International studies reveal great discrepancies in societal acceptance of security measures. The starting point of the SIRA research project is to determine which factors affect the acceptance or rejection of security measures. The project goal is to identify all of these influencing factors and draw up a guide geared towards the optimization of existing and future security measures.
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