The impact of terrorism on the perception of safety of the student population in the Republic of Croatia

U ovom diplomskom radu govorilo se o potencijalnim terorističkim rizicima i prijetnjama za područje Republike Hrvatske i o utjecaju terorizma na percepciju sigurnosti studentske populacije u Republici Hrvatskoj. Također, govorilo se i o sigurnosnom sustavu koji je mjerodavan za prevenciju, otkrivanje i otklanjanje neželjenih terorističkih prijetnji. Migrantska kriza, koja je pogodila Europu 2015. godine, izazvala je brojna politička i sigurnosna pitanja te su ona i danas aktualna. Republika Hrvatska bila je jedna od zemalja koja je migrantima služila kao tranzitna ruta do zemalja Zapadne Europe, a služi i danas. U ovome radu obrađivao se i geostrateški položaj Republike Hrvatske te pitanje Schengena, i sigurnost očuvanja vanjske granice Europske unije, kao i utjecaj zemalja Jugoistočne Europe u priljevu migranata do Europske unije. Kakav je mehanizam i na koji način institucije vezane uz sigurnost i zaštitu teritorijalnog integriteta Republike Hrvatske odgovaraju na pitanje migrantske krize i potencijalnih terorističkih ugroza, također je jedna od tema ovoga rada. Ovaj diplomski rad sastoji se od teorijskog i praktičnog dijela. Teorijski dio govori o definicijama terorizma i njegovim karakteristikama. Praktični dio temelji se na anonimnoj anketi koju su popunjavali studenti iz Republike Hrvatske. Anketa se temelji na ispitivanju sigurnosti studenata u Republici Hrvatskoj, te utjecaju terorizma na percepciju sigurnosti studenata. Naposljetku, po rezultatima ankete može se zaključiti kako se studenti u Republici Hrvatskoj osjećaju sigurno, ali isto tako smatraju da je nužno razvijati informiranje i poboljšavati suradnju između sigurnosnih institucija i sveučilišta.This thesis discussed potential terrorist risks and threats for the territory of the Republic of Croatia and the impact of terrorism on the perception of the safety of the student population in the Republic of Croatia. It also dealt with the security system that is responsible for the prevention, detection and elimination of unwanted terrorist threats. The migrant crisis, which hit Europe in 2015, caused numerous political and security issues, and they are still relevant today. The Republic of Croatia was one of the countries that served migrants as a transit route to the countries of Western Europe, and it still serves today. The geostrategic position of the Republic of Croatia, the issue of Schengen, and the security of the preservation of the external border of the European Union, as well as the influence of the countries of Southeast Europe in the influx of migrants to the European Union, was discussed in this paper. What is the mechanism, and how do the institutions related to the security and protection of the territorial integrity of the Republic of Croatia respond to the issue of the migrant crisis and potential terrorist threats, were also some of the topics of this paper. This thesis is based on the theoretical and practical part. The theoretical part talks about the definitions of terrorism and its characteristics. The practical part is based on an anonymous survey filled out by students from the Republic of Croatia. The survey is based on examining the safety of students in the Republic of Croatia, and the impact of terrorism on the perception of student safety. Finally, according to the results of the survey, it can be concluded that students in the Republic of Croatia feel safe, but they believe that it is necessary to develop information and improve cooperation between security institutions and universities