The concept of democratic security attempts at reconciling the tension between democracy that is inseparable from fundamental rights guarantees (Schaffer 2015) on the one hand, and due considerations given to security both at the national and the individual level on the other hand. As such, it opens up the room for more multilevel analyses (international, state, and individual) of concrete strategies and institutions that aim to show the inseparability of human rights and security. Among these strategies and institutions are state constitutions, international conventions and other binding and nonbinding documents of international law, as well as specific security strategies, including those drafted by nongovernmental organizations or in the academia. In addition, the concept enables to look at the practice of reconciling democracy and security in concrete decisions and actions taken by governments as well as other domestic and international actors.
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Steuer, M. (2019). Democratic Security. In: Romaniuk, S., Thapa, M., Marton, P. (eds) The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Global Security Studies. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74336-3_604-2
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