CrItical Studies in INtelligence, Technologies, and SEcuriTy Governance

2026-07-22

INSET is aimed at developing complex and trans-disciplinary competences which are needed in understanding the dynamics of the 21st century world which is increasingly technology-based, hostile from a security perspective, and highly volatile. It advances an inter- and multidisciplinary approach that combines critical studies in intelligence, security governance and technologies while bridging these areas of study and to transferring specialized knowledge and competencies from specialists and practitioners in the field towards civil society. Based on the inter-connectivity between all these areas of study new skills and knowledge (usually developed within the closed fields of security and intelligence) can be developed and used in addressing social complex problems. However, this transfer has received little attention from universities. Very recent and ardent topics as cybersecurity, hybrid warfare, climate change, fake news, polarization and radicalization require developing and practicing transversal skills which can only be developed in inter and multi-disciplinary programs. Such topics cannot be addressed in a silo manner as separate, specialized disciplines of study. Hence, the master program seeks to advance a new framework of understanding based on transferring knowledge and competencies that are traditionally attributed to the closed fields of security and intelligence to other fields of practice which could benefit from them (e.g. for identifying and addressing fake news, deep fakes, the social engineering techniques combined with artificial intelligence used in conditioning opinions, for applying digital literacy in technology understanding etc.). By providing a common framework and support for networking, it will foster academic cooperation among partners and, accordingly, it will enhance the partners’ capabilities to modernize their curricula and teaching practices.

Romania

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