EUSECON
A New Agenda for European Security Economics
| Coordinatore |
Organization address
address: Mohrenstrasse 58 contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | Non specificata |
| Totale costo | 3˙009˙542 € |
| EC contributo | 2˙357˙188 € |
| Programma | FP7-SECURITY
Specific Programme "Cooperation": Security |
| Code Call | F |
| Anno di inizio | 2008 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2008-03-01 - 2012-04-30 |
Partecipanti
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
DEUTSCHES INSTITUT FUER WIRTSCHAFTSFORSCHUNG E.V.
Organization address
address: Mohrenstrasse 58 contact info |
DE (BERLIN) | coordinator | 0.00 |
| 2 |
ATHENS UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS - RESEARCH CENTER
Organization address
address: KEFALLINIAS STREET 46 contact info |
EL (ATHENS) | participant | 0.00 |
| 3 |
ERASMUS UNIVERSITEIT ROTTERDAM
Organization address
address: BURGEMEESTER OUDLAAN 50 contact info |
NL (ROTTERDAM) | participant | 0.00 |
| 4 |
INGENIERA DE SISTEMAS PARA LA DEFENSA DE ESPANA SA-ISDEFE
Organization address
address: CALLE BEATRIZ DE BOBADILLA 3 contact info |
ES (MADRID) | participant | 0.00 |
| 5 |
INSTITUT FUR FRIEDENSFORSCHUNG UND SICHERHEITSPOLITIK AN DER UNIVERSITAT HAMBURG
Organization address
address: BEIM SCHLUMP 83 contact info |
DE (HAMBURG) | participant | 0.00 |
| 6 |
INSTITUTT FOR FREDSFORSKNING STIFTELSE
Organization address
address: Hausmanns gate 7 contact info |
NO (OSLO) | participant | 0.00 |
| 7 |
NARODOHOSPODARSKY USTAV AKADEMIE VED CESKE REPUBLIKY VEREJNA VYZKUMNA INSTITUCE
Organization address
address: Politickych veznu 7 contact info |
CZ (PRAHA 1) | participant | 0.00 |
| 8 |
PANEPISTIMIO THESSALIAS (UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY)
Organization address
address: ARGONAFTON & FILELLINON contact info |
EL (VOLOS) | participant | 0.00 |
| 9 |
RAND EUROPE COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY
Organization address
address: Westbrook Centre Milton Road contact info |
UK (CAMBRIDGE) | participant | 0.00 |
| 10 |
THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
Organization address
address: University Offices, Wellington Square contact info |
UK (OXFORD) | participant | 0.00 |
| 11 |
THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM.
Organization address
address: GIVAT RAM CAMPUS contact info |
IL (JERUSALEM) | participant | 0.00 |
| 12 |
UNIVERSIDAD DEL PAIS VASCO/ EUSKAL HERRIKO UNIBERTSITATEA
Organization address
address: BARRIO SARRIENA S N contact info |
ES (LEIOA) | participant | 0.00 |
| 13 |
UNIVERSITAT LINZ
Organization address
address: ALTENBERGERSTRASSE 69 contact info |
AT (LINZ) | participant | 0.00 |
| 14 |
UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS
Organization address
address: UNIVERSITY CAMPUS RIO PATRAS contact info |
EL (RIO PATRAS) | participant | 0.00 |
| 15 |
UNIVERZITA KARLOVA V PRAZE
Organization address
address: Ovocny trh 5 contact info |
CZ (PRAHA 1) | participant | 0.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'EUSECON analyses the newly emerging field of European security economics by identifying the nature and scope of this research field, by bringing together the leading European research players in this field and by building new analytical and conceptual insights on the most pressing research needs in this field. By implementing these research activities, EUSECON will establish an operational network of the leading European researchers in security economics, which in turn will enable research-based policy advice on economic aspects of security. In order to achieve these aims, EUSECON builds an integrated and collaborative approach, which will lay the foundations for the development of a new European multidisciplinary research agenda in security economics and security policy. The unifying theme of the proposed research are the human drivers of the new insecurity, that is terrorism and organized crime. Specifically, EUSECON analyses the causes, dynamics and long-term effects of both human-induced insecurity threats and European security policies. The approach will promote in-depth understanding of insecurity threats emerging from terrorism and organised crime with a view to uncover the much-needed information base for effective domestic and international security policy. In terms of proven research performance in this field and relevant past policy advisory activities, the sixteen members of the consortium represent the best economists and social scientists in this field in Europe today. It is expected that EUSECON will significantly advance the European research capacity well beyond the life.-time of this project, even vis-à-vis the currently strongly dominant American research capacity. This will also improve the long-term viability of the European policy making capacity on security and competitiveness in this field.'
Introduzione (Teaser)
A fresh look at the economics behind security threats such as terrorism and piracy will enable governments to plan better policies and toughen their economies against these unexpected perils.
Descrizione progetto (Article)
Terrorism on the scale encountered in the 21st century requires a new mode of thinking and in-depth threat analysis, prompting the emergence of a new field dubbed security economics. In this context, the EU-funded project 'A new agenda for European security economics' (Eusecon) investigated security threats and European security policies under the new discipline.
The project looked at the causes and consequences of a lack in security, as well as the economic costs of security policies, in the context of maintaining economic development and protecting citizens. Through a consortium of security experts and institutes from around Europe, it defined the field of security economics and addressed knowledge gaps to improve EU policymaking with respect to security.
In an effort to revolutionise security-related thinking, the project conducted in-depth microeconomic and macroeconomic analyses on responses to the lack of security and on current security policies. It published a report titled 'The economics of security: a European perspective', which investigated defence and peace economics as a run-up to creating a conceptual framework for security economics. Several other reports have been produced, with some being published in the likes of the European Journal of Political Economy.
Key topics studied include the link between economic conditions and suicide terrorism, the economic costs of harbouring suicide terrorist attacks, and the impact of successful attacks on unemployment. The project also looked at the considerable financial means of Al Qaeda and other terrorist organisations.
Other key topics that Eusecon examined include organised crime, business start-ups after extreme events, stock market reaction and counter-piracy measures. After several workshops and meetings, the insightful results, analyses and findings emerging from the project have all been published online.
Now available on the project website, the published material represents the most import output of the project. It can readily be accessed by policymakers and governments to help them bolster security and safeguard the economy. This in-depth understanding of terrorism, security implications and related economics will strengthen governments and make countries more impervious to heinous external threats.