Security Index II
Date Issued
2018
Author(s)
Mojanoski T., Cane
GJurovski, Marjan
Abstract
This is our second edition of the Security Index, an
attempt at demonstrating the complexity and the numerous
concepts of security. Our aim is to show how difficult it is to
find common characteristics, i.e. to define a set of indicators for
warning, reporting or announcing change with a sufficient degree
of certainty. The Security Index was designed as an instrument to
help decision-makers assess the level of security in the Republic
of Macedonia1. It represents an attempt at devising a synthetic
indicator, based on a set of indicators, that notifies them of the
necessity to find answers. What those answers will be depends
on the overall circumstances at hand, the material and technical
equipment and human resources available, as well as on the
dedication to the duty to identify the essence of a situation and to
take action accordingly, utilising the right resources and potentials
to create the conditions for the system to function without
hindrance. Hence, in our approach, we insist on identifying a
certain number of indicators by means of which we can rate the
security level in the Republic of Macedonia, so that users of the
Index, as well as responsible authorities, can assess the level of
compliance with the standards. Thus, within the limits of their
responsibility, they would have a clear picture of the situation as
well as further measures for maintaining, improving or enhancing
security.
First and foremost, the Index has to be considered as an
instrument that will be useful for its users, helping them to observe
the security building process regarding the responsibilities of the
state and other competent institutions.
1 “With the Prespa Agreement signed on 17th of June 2018, the process
for changing the constitutional name of the Republic of Macedonia
officially started. The agreement took effect on 12.02.2019. Due to the
fact that the Security Index II was prepared before the agreement took
effect throughout the text the name “Republic of Macedonia” will be
used.”
12
The Security Index should help us understand and improve
the concept of security assessment and to design a system of
indicators that point at concrete phenomena significant for
observing the compliance with existing standards or detecting the
necessity of establishing new ones. At the same time, the Index is
designed for a better understanding of the complex social, legal,
economic and security indicators. It addresses key information
that requires data collection and observation in the process of
assessing the Republic of Macedonia‘s security.
The necessity of designing this instrument resulted
from previous studies of the Faculty of Security (Skopje) and the
continuous monitoring of the complex security processes in the
Republic of Macedonia during more than forty years.
The Index is composed of a number of indicators,
and, with its multidimensional assessment concept, devised
as a synthetic indicator to notify of current situations and to
encourage finding answers and offering solutions for managing
them and maintaining a functioning, effective system. Hence, it
is a combination of certain indicators with the aim of giving an
overview of the complex reality.
The study results presented in this edition extend and
reinforce the indicator framework which the Security Index is
based on. The gained results point to certain situations, notify
us of some manifest forms and indicate the need of adequate
measures.
Again, we would like to use the occasion to thank Johannes
Rey, Head of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation‘s office in Skopje,
and his colleagues for their continuous support, which represents
a direct contribution to the development of approaches to security
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and stabilisation in the Republic of Macedonia. We would like to
extend our gratitude to the Research and Education Board, the
Dean of the Faculty of Security (Skopje), Prof. Dr. Nikola Dujovski,
and the reviewers, Prof. Dr. Trajan Gocevski of the Faculty of
Philosophy at the Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje,
and Prof. Dr. Zhidas Daskalovski of the Faculty of Security (Skopje)
of the “St. Kliment Ohridski” University in Bitola.
attempt at demonstrating the complexity and the numerous
concepts of security. Our aim is to show how difficult it is to
find common characteristics, i.e. to define a set of indicators for
warning, reporting or announcing change with a sufficient degree
of certainty. The Security Index was designed as an instrument to
help decision-makers assess the level of security in the Republic
of Macedonia1. It represents an attempt at devising a synthetic
indicator, based on a set of indicators, that notifies them of the
necessity to find answers. What those answers will be depends
on the overall circumstances at hand, the material and technical
equipment and human resources available, as well as on the
dedication to the duty to identify the essence of a situation and to
take action accordingly, utilising the right resources and potentials
to create the conditions for the system to function without
hindrance. Hence, in our approach, we insist on identifying a
certain number of indicators by means of which we can rate the
security level in the Republic of Macedonia, so that users of the
Index, as well as responsible authorities, can assess the level of
compliance with the standards. Thus, within the limits of their
responsibility, they would have a clear picture of the situation as
well as further measures for maintaining, improving or enhancing
security.
First and foremost, the Index has to be considered as an
instrument that will be useful for its users, helping them to observe
the security building process regarding the responsibilities of the
state and other competent institutions.
1 “With the Prespa Agreement signed on 17th of June 2018, the process
for changing the constitutional name of the Republic of Macedonia
officially started. The agreement took effect on 12.02.2019. Due to the
fact that the Security Index II was prepared before the agreement took
effect throughout the text the name “Republic of Macedonia” will be
used.”
12
The Security Index should help us understand and improve
the concept of security assessment and to design a system of
indicators that point at concrete phenomena significant for
observing the compliance with existing standards or detecting the
necessity of establishing new ones. At the same time, the Index is
designed for a better understanding of the complex social, legal,
economic and security indicators. It addresses key information
that requires data collection and observation in the process of
assessing the Republic of Macedonia‘s security.
The necessity of designing this instrument resulted
from previous studies of the Faculty of Security (Skopje) and the
continuous monitoring of the complex security processes in the
Republic of Macedonia during more than forty years.
The Index is composed of a number of indicators,
and, with its multidimensional assessment concept, devised
as a synthetic indicator to notify of current situations and to
encourage finding answers and offering solutions for managing
them and maintaining a functioning, effective system. Hence, it
is a combination of certain indicators with the aim of giving an
overview of the complex reality.
The study results presented in this edition extend and
reinforce the indicator framework which the Security Index is
based on. The gained results point to certain situations, notify
us of some manifest forms and indicate the need of adequate
measures.
Again, we would like to use the occasion to thank Johannes
Rey, Head of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation‘s office in Skopje,
and his colleagues for their continuous support, which represents
a direct contribution to the development of approaches to security
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and stabilisation in the Republic of Macedonia. We would like to
extend our gratitude to the Research and Education Board, the
Dean of the Faculty of Security (Skopje), Prof. Dr. Nikola Dujovski,
and the reviewers, Prof. Dr. Trajan Gocevski of the Faculty of
Philosophy at the Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje,
and Prof. Dr. Zhidas Daskalovski of the Faculty of Security (Skopje)
of the “St. Kliment Ohridski” University in Bitola.
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