DEFINING SECURITY SCIENCE AND INTRODUCING  SECURITY SCIENCE INDEXATION (SSI)

Darko  Trifunovic

Darko Trifunovic Institute for National and International Security

Keywords: Security Science; Security Science Indexation (SSI); State security condition; Hybrid threats; Terrorism indicators; Predictive methods; Intelligence analysis; Methodological architecture; Applied security studies; Resilience; Systemic vulnerability; National security.

Abstract

Original Theoretical Article

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37458/ssj.6.2.14

The accelerating transformation of global security threats — including hybrid warfare, terrorism, cyber operations, and systemic vulnerabilities — exposes the inability of classical disciplines such as political science, sociology, law, or international relations to explain whether a State can survive, function, and develop under conditions of risk. This article defines Security Science as an autonomous scientific discipline whose purpose is to understand, explain, predict, and enhance the security condition of the State as an organized society. It establishes the epistemological identity, methodological architecture, and analytical scope of the discipline by distinguishing its general and special methods, and by clarifying its relationship to applied fields such as military, police, intelligence, cyber, and crisis management. Furthermore, the article introduces Security Science Indexation (SSI) as a necessary institutional mechanism for evaluation, indexing, and dissemination of research in this field, addressing the structural limitations of existing global indexing systems. SSI is presented as a platform that ensures security-oriented scholarly work is reviewed by qualified experts and positioned within a coherent academic ecosystem. The text argues that Security Science is indispensable for interpreting multidomain threats and for equipping States with predictive and preventive analytical capacities. As such, it serves as both a theoretical discipline and a strategic instrument essential for State survival and development in the contemporary world.

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