Human security and civil protection in the risk society: the crisis of the state-centered model of safety

Authors

  • António Amaro Director da Escola Superior de Saúde do Alcoitão, Sociólogo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14195/1647-7723_15_7

Keywords:

Human security, risk society, civil protection, firefighters.

Abstract

In a risk society can a government-centered model of civil protection on his own guarantee the human security in the face of an increasing diversity of social and ecological vulnerabilities? Does a citizen centered-model guarantee more protection in a modern society? In other words what is the priority the citizen or the government? Can the civil protection and its “armed forces”, the volunteer firefighters protect and rescue the citizens with promptitude?

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Published

2008-08-25

Issue

No. 15 (2008)

Section

Articles

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