Developing closer cooperation between higher education institutions and end-users in the field of societal security in the BSR

The CBSS vision for improvements in connecting research and practitioners - the Research Roadmap for Societal Security - was presented during the 17th Meeting of Directors General for Civil Protection in the BSR, in May 2019. It received the Directors’ support to move forward with concrete initiatives in this area. One response to this is…

December 17, 2019

Research

Call for action – pilot project for institutionalizing research end-user cooperation

Once again a new project? Yes, but you can join! This is a project to overcome the unnecessary gap between theoretical and practical knowledge and experience in the field of societal security! The 16-month pilot is funded by the CBSS Project Support Facility. Project organizing team: Swedish Defence University UiT The Arctic Universityof Norway University…

September 3, 2019

Flagship Projects Research

Fire and Rescue Innovation Network grows. FIRE-IN in Barcelona

Catalan Fire and Rescue Service hosted the second Annual Dissemination Workshop of the FIRE-IN project in Barcelona on 15 May 2019. FIRE-IN (Fire and Rescue Innovation Network) is a five-year Horizon 2020 project, which started in 2017 with an aim to identify practitioners’ current needs and connect them with relevant innovative solutions, research and standardisation…

May 17, 2019

Research

Roadmap for societal security research in the Baltic Sea Region – on the way

On 27-28 March, in Warsaw, Poland The Main School of Fire Service (SGSP) hosted the 3rd meeting of the Baltic Sea Region Research Network on Societal Security (BSR-RNSS) project (funded by the Swedish Institute). The project aims to support demand-driven research by bringing researchers in the field of societal security closer to the practitioners.…

March 29, 2019

Research

BSR-RNSS 2nd meeting – bringing science closer to practitioners

Following the kick-off meeting in Stockholm, Baltic Sea Region Research Network on Societal Security (BSR-RNSS) met for the second time in Helsinki on 22-23 January 2019. The meeting was hosted by the Laurea University and gathered 25 participants from the partners’ organisations. This time, Lund University (Sweden), Saint-Petersburg University of State Fire Service of Emercom…

January 26, 2019

Research

University of Tromsø Societal Security Workshop

On 15-16 November this annual conference gathered researchers and affiliated organizations to discuss current issues in societal security research. Three keynote speeches were provided by Professor Bengt Sundelius (Swedish Defence University), Professor Arjen Boin (Leiden University) and Professor Jonas Johansson (Lund University). Ongoing research projects with their tentative results were also presented as well as…

November 16, 2018

Research

New project will bring research results to practitioners

Currently, in the field of civil security in the Baltic Sea Region, there is no common or standard mechanism for utilizing the results from research. This means that much of the output from extensive research projects is not reaching practitioners and is not contributing to saving human lives and valuable property. The new project Baltic Sea Region…

July 21, 2018

PA Secure

International conference addresses societal security challenges in the Baltic Sea Region

On the 11th and 12th of June, the Stockholm International Peace and Research Institute (SIPRI) brought together over 150 policymakers, researchers and experts within the field of societal security and civil protection in Stockholm to discuss the societal security challenges that the Baltic Sea States face. The Conference was organised in the context of the…

June 12, 2018

CBRN

Who is in charge of CBRNE emergency management in the Baltic Sea Region? New report paves the way to increased cooperation

PA Secure presents a report, which maps out actors, responsible for CBRNE (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosives) related emergencies management and strategic objectives of such management in the Baltic Sea Region. Strengthening the cross-sectoral cooperation in terms of CBRNE preparedness in the Baltic Sea Region is one of the prioritised strategic actions in the Joint…

January 22, 2018

Civil Protection Law enforcement

Working paper explores common societal security culture in the Baltic Sea Region

This paper was commissioned by PA Secure, and authored by Professor Jerzy Wolanin from Main School of Fire Service, Warsaw, with contributions and editing provided by the PA Secure Team at the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) Secretariat. The paper presents a comprehensive set of recommendations regarding the implementation of a common societal security…

November 29, 2017