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30th April 2024

The Shroud of Security

It is a much-trumpeted truism: there is no such thing as absolute security. In any case, the provision of security is limited in view of the associated material resources and the always limited knowledge. Moreover, security, as one value among many, must also be limited, as security ethicist Regina Ammicht Quinn emphasised.

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19th March 2024

Reflecting on security behaviour: With Odysseus and Orpheus

In 2016, Regina Ammicht Quinn asked "What does, can and may ethics do" in relation to security debates? Based on her remarks on Odysseus' approach and a transfer to prevention, we will compare Odysseus' and Orpheus' approaches and draw small lessons for security behaviour.

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28th November 2023

Walking between the Worlds

Is security a technical or a social task? Anyone researching civil security in Germany will be confronted with this question at some point. The trivial answer is "both". But this does not solve the problems at the interfaces between security technologies and social values. This raises another question: How does good security research actually work?

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Release Date Authors Article
30.04.2024 Marco Krüger The Shroud of Security
19.03.2024 Mara Mühleck & Katharina Wezel

Reflecting on security behaviour: With Odysseus and Orpheus

28.11.2023 Benjamin Scharte Walking between the Worlds
29.06.2023 Benjamin Scharte Wehrhaft. Resilient? Nachhaltig.
24.01.2023 Alexander Roppelt Krisenethik im Alltag
10.03.2022 Cora Bieß, Marcel Vondermaßen Friedenslogische Reflexion in Deutschland verwendeter Narrative über den Krieg in der Ukraine
10.03.2022 Cora Bieß, Marcel Vondermaßen Wir müssen den Krieg vom Frieden her denken
20.11.2021 Ingrid Stapf, Cora Bieß, Jessica Heesen Tag der Kinderrechte: Sicherheit als Frage von Schutz, Befähigung und Beteiligung für Kinder in der digitalen Welt
03.08.2021 Katharina Krause Die Flutkatastrophe sehen
19.07.2021 Patrick Hummel (Nur) ein Kollateralschaden?
28.09.2020 Friedrich Gabel, Marcel Vondermaßen, Katharina Wezel Katastrophenethik: Was sie umfasst und warum sie wichtig ist