| Abstract | Ovaj rad analizira političku korupciju kao ugrozu nacionalne sigurnosti u slučaju Republike
Hrvatske. Korupcija, politička korupcija te nacionalna sigurnost jesu pojmovi koji nemaju
jedno definirano značenje te konsenzus autora oko jednoglasnog određenja pojma. Činjenica
je da je politička korupcija društveni odnos koji destruktivno utječe na stabilnost društva, a
nacionalna sigurnost preduvjet opstanka društva. Fokus ovog rada je slučaj Republike
Hrvatske u kojoj se kontinuirano bilježi visoka percepcija korupcije, građani gube povjerenje
u državne institucije koje su oslabljene, oslabljena je vladavina prava, javni resursi se
preusmjeravaju za privatne interese te se svakodnevno razotkrivaju korupcijske afere
povezane s političkim moćnicima. Hrvatska kao društvo trpi niz posljedica koje pogađaju
moralne vrijednosti, povjerenje i suradnju unutar društva odnosno integritet te institucije koje
pružaju usluge građanima i predstavljaju normalno funkcioniranje društva odnosno društvenu
organizaciju. Primijenjena metoda je studija slučaja pomoću koje se nastoji istražiti složenost
fenomena političke korupcije u Hrvatskoj kroz podatke izvora kao što su Transparency
International i GRECO (Group of States against Corruption), medijske članke te prethodne
ekspertize. Provedena je i analiza dokumenata koja obuhvaća nacionalne strateške dokumente
u borbi protiv korupcije Republike Hrvatske, strategiju nacionalne sigurnosti Republike
Hrvatske te priopćenja USKOK-a (Ured za suzbijanje korupcije i organiziranog kriminala) i
DORH-a (Državno odvjetništvo Republike Hrvatske). Rezultati su pokazali da u Hrvatskoj
prevladava devijantna društvena struktura, istovremeno ukazujući na prisutnost političkih
utjecaja i smanjenje profesionalizma u institucijama. Politička elita ima najveći stupanj moći
u društvu, a instrument moći je korupcija. Rad je analizom ukazao na normativan karakter
anti-korupcije u Hrvatskoj te nedostatak empirijskog karaktera suzbijanja korupcije naročito
zbog nedostataka sekuritizacije političke korupcije. Osim toga, problematizirana je
povezanost političke korupcije kao sigurnosnog problema te vlasti kao sekuritizatora. Ovaj
rad nastoji osvijestiti važnost suzbijanja političke korupcije kao ključnog čimbenika u
očuvanju nacionalne sigurnosti Republike Hrvatske te izazova kod procesa sekuritizacije. |
| Abstract (english) | This paper analyzes political corruption as a threat to national security in the case of the
Republic of Croatia. Corruption, political corruption, and national security are terms that do
not have a single defined meaning, and there is no consensus among authors on a unanimous
definition of the term. It is a fact that political corruption is a social phenomenon that
destructively affects the stability of society, and national security is a precondition for the
survival of society. The focus of this paper is the case of the Republic of Croatia, where there
is a continuous high perception of corruption, citizens are losing trust in weakened state
institutions, the rule of law is weakened, public resources are diverted for private interests,
and corruption scandals involving political elites are exposed daily. Croatian society suffers a
series of consequences affecting moral values, trust, and cooperation within society, the
integrity of institutions that provide services to citizens and represent the normal functioning
of society, or social organization. The applied method is a case study aiming to explore the
complexity of the phenomenon of political corruption in Croatia through data from sources
such as Transparency International and GRECO (Group of States against Corruption), media
articles, and previous expertise. An analysis of documents was also conducted, encompassing
national strategic documents in the fight against corruption of the Republic of Croatia, the
national security strategy of the Republic of Croatia, as well as announcements from USKOK
(Office for the Suppression of Corruption and Organized Crime) and DORH (State Attorney's
Office). The results have shown that in Croatia, a deviant social structure predominates,
simultaneously indicating the presence of political influences and a reduction in
professionalism in institutions. The political elite has the highest degree of power in society,
and corruption is the instrument of power. The paper, through analysis, pointed out the
normative character of anti-corruption in Croatia and the lack of empirical character in
combating corruption, especially due to the lack of securitization of political corruption. In
addition, the connection between political corruption as a security issue and the authorities as
securitizers was problematized. This paper seeks to raise awareness of the importance of
combating political corruption as a key factor in preserving the national security of the
Republic of Croatia and the challenges in the process of securitization. |
