CPSI Summer School
13 July 2009 - 17 July 2009
Austria
The transdisciplinary Summer School “Perception of (In-)Security and Fear of Crime” is organized by the European Union research consortium CPSI – Changing Perceptions of Security and Inter¬ventions (EU 7th Framework Programme – FP7) and operated by the CEUSS | Center for European Security Studies of Sigmund Freud PrivateUniversity Vienna (SFU) as a partner in this con¬sortium and committed to academic state-of-the art perspectives as well as practical knowledge.
The focus of the summer school will be on citizen/public security on a broad scale, from urban issues to terrorist threat, its determinants and measures designed to improve security. Participants will gain insight into the determinants of actual and perceived security, and into which interventions are effective for increasing actual and perceived security. Particular attention will be paid to the association (and dissociation) of actual (or objective) and perceived (or subjective) security and the determinants of how secure we, as citizens, “actually” and subjectively feel. In this regard, the role of human factors, cultural factors, mass-communication factors and others will be explored.
The summer school’s international faculty represents CPSI consortium members and related experts from eight countries and will provide participants with the unique opportunity to gain first-hand knowledge of cutting-edge civil security research, at the same time practicing methods as they are being applied and refined in actual ongoing research. Moreover, participants will learn about practically relevant conclusions and recommendations to enhance citizen security as they are being derived from research results. An additional focus will be on appreciating and accommodating cultural differences in risk perception and the social consequences thereof.
Target group
Postgraduate/Ph.D students and graduate students with Ph.D interest/first plans, both from a variety of faculties such as political science, sociology, law, psychology, criminology, cultural studies and others; young professionals from the public sector and from security services; teachers and journalists with practical and academic interests; academics from various discipline wishing to specialize in the emerging European discipline of security research; Attendance is limited for the purpose of intellectual interactivity. The summer school language will be English.
Venue
The summer school takes place at Sigmund Freud PrivateUniversity Vienna (SFU), close to the Vienna city centre with attractions such as Stephansdom and Hofburg. In addition, some special events are going to be organized. More information about Sigmund Freud PrivateUniversity can be found on the university’s website, http://www.sfu.ac.at.Information about the CPSI EU research consortium is available on its website, http://www.cpsi-fp7.eu(opens in new window).
The focus of the summer school will be on citizen/public security on a broad scale, from urban issues to terrorist threat, its determinants and measures designed to improve security. Participants will gain insight into the determinants of actual and perceived security, and into which interventions are effective for increasing actual and perceived security. Particular attention will be paid to the association (and dissociation) of actual (or objective) and perceived (or subjective) security and the determinants of how secure we, as citizens, “actually” and subjectively feel. In this regard, the role of human factors, cultural factors, mass-communication factors and others will be explored.
The summer school’s international faculty represents CPSI consortium members and related experts from eight countries and will provide participants with the unique opportunity to gain first-hand knowledge of cutting-edge civil security research, at the same time practicing methods as they are being applied and refined in actual ongoing research. Moreover, participants will learn about practically relevant conclusions and recommendations to enhance citizen security as they are being derived from research results. An additional focus will be on appreciating and accommodating cultural differences in risk perception and the social consequences thereof.
Target group
Postgraduate/Ph.D students and graduate students with Ph.D interest/first plans, both from a variety of faculties such as political science, sociology, law, psychology, criminology, cultural studies and others; young professionals from the public sector and from security services; teachers and journalists with practical and academic interests; academics from various discipline wishing to specialize in the emerging European discipline of security research; Attendance is limited for the purpose of intellectual interactivity. The summer school language will be English.
Venue
The summer school takes place at Sigmund Freud PrivateUniversity Vienna (SFU), close to the Vienna city centre with attractions such as Stephansdom and Hofburg. In addition, some special events are going to be organized. More information about Sigmund Freud PrivateUniversity can be found on the university’s website, http://www.sfu.ac.at.Information about the CPSI EU research consortium is available on its website, http://www.cpsi-fp7.eu(opens in new window).
Keywords
Citizen Security