Original scientific paper
Culture and Terrorism: Cultural Heritage of Historic Maritime Cities in Counter-Terrorism Strategies
Mirko Bilandžić
; Filozofski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Tonći Prodan
; Portus et Navem d.o.o., Split, Hrvatska.
Ante Mrčela
; Veleučilište “Marko Marulić”, Knin, Hrvatska
Abstract
The field of culture and cultural studies is beyond the systematic interest of security studies and policies (implemented politics) of national security in general, and the study of terrorism and counter-terrorism policies in particular. This paper deals with one aspect of the relationship between culture and (counter) terrorism: culture as a target. Historic cities are precisely the areas that are rich in culture and cultural heritage. Culture and cultural heritage are targets of terrorism. According to the authoritative Global Terrorism Database, cultural heritage (religious objects/institutions) was a target of 4304 terrorist
attacks worldwide from 1970 to 2016, which is approximately 2.5% of the total number of 170,350 attacks within the observed period. This paper deals with the aspect of (counter)terrorism, by means of a random sample, analyzing the security of Croatian historical cities’
maritime ports and the ships residing in them in relation to terrorism and providing policy recommendations for the strengthening of counter-terrorism capacities.
Keywords
cultural heritage; security; ports of historic cities; (counter)terrorism
Hrčak ID:
219606
URI
Publication date:
28.3.2019.
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