The Center for Security Studies (CSS) is a center at the
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich
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, rector = Günther Dissertori
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, which focuses on Swiss and international security.
Overview
The center was founded by Prof. Dr. Kurt Spillmann in 1986 and has been led by Prof. Dr. Andreas Wenger since 2002. It also constitutes as part of the
Center for Comparative and International Studies (CIS) along with the political science professorships at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich and the
University of Zurich
The University of Zürich (UZH, german: Universität Zürich) is a public research university located in the city of Zürich, Switzerland. It is the largest university in Switzerland, with its 28,000 enrolled students. It was founded in 1833 ...
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The mission of the CSS is to examine the challenges surrounding security policy development and how to deal with them. It does this by performing research on security-related issues and by training researchers and practitioners. The center also includes an independent think tank, which focuses on Swiss and international security policy as well as furthering peace. Another key aim of the CSS is to serve as a link between academia, practitioners and the public on security matters.
Projects
Projects which have been supported by the CSS include the
Parallel History Project, an online project which collected together and analyzed declassified and other government documents relating to the
Cold War, as well as the
International Relations and Security Network
The International Relations and Security Network (ISN) was part of the Center for Security Studies (CSS) at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, which is located in Zurich, Switzerland. It was an online information service that provided a ...
, an online information service that provided a range of open access products and resources on
international relations
International relations (IR), sometimes referred to as international studies and international affairs, is the Scientific method, scientific study of interactions between sovereign states. In a broader sense, it concerns all activities betwe ...
. While the International Relations and Security Network was closed in 2016, its extensive
digital library
A digital library, also called an online library, an internet library, a digital repository, or a digital collection is an online database of digital objects that can include text, still images, audio, video, digital documents, or other digital ...
as well as other products have been integrated into the CSS and transformed into a new project, CSS Resources.
References
External links
Center for Security Studies (CSS) (official website)
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International security
International relations
Political research institutes
ETH Zurich
Peace and conflict studies
Mediation
Organisations based in Switzerland
Think tanks based in Switzerland
Switzerland