Why theory of Intelligence activities

Abstract

In this work an effort has been made to obtain a comprehensive review and analyze different conceptual designations of the intelligence activities resulting from both individual and theoretical research efforts as well as many institutional definitions regarding this phenomenon. Furthermore, there are special research approaches in comprehension of the intelligence activities phenomenon and its conceptual designation, systematically presented in this study. At the same time importance and significant role of the paper’s main issue (intelligence activities) was born in mind, related to preserving and promoting national security as a part of foreign policy creating and realization process. Finally, this subject has to do with defining the national interests. Based on these theoretical assumptions taking into account the general concept of scientific theory and theory in the social sciences, this piece of work realizes the phenomenon of intelligence activities in a historical context and furthermore it attempts to outline and justify building and conceptual elements which are foundation of the very theory of intelligence activities as a specific and special scientific approach to understanding the concept of intelligence within the framework of social and political, that is security phenomenon in the broadest sense.

U ovom radu učinjen je napor da se dobije obiman pregled i da se analiziraju različita pojmovna određenja obaveštajnih aktivnosti dobijenih individualnim i teorijskim istraživačkim naporima kao i mnoge institucionalne definicije u vezi sa ovim fenomenom. Štaviše, u ovoj studiji su sistematično prezentovani posebni istraživački pristupi u razumevanju fenomena obaveštajnih aktivnosti i njegovog pojmovnog određenja. Istovremeno, treba imati u vidu da se važna i značajna uloga istraživačkog problema u ovom radu (obaveštajnih aktivnosti) odnosi na očuvanje i unapređenje nacionalne bezbednosti, kao dela kreiranja spoljne politike i realizacije procesa. Konačno, ova tema odnosi se na definisanje nacionalnih interesa. Baziran na teorijskim pretpostavkama i uzimajući u obzir opšti pojam naučne teorije i teorije u društvenim naukama ovaj rad sagledava fenomen obaveštajnih aktivnosti u istorijskom kontekstu i čak pokušava da prikaže i opravda izgradnju i pojmovni aparat koji su osnov same teorije o obaveštajnim aktivnostima kao specifičan i poseban naučni pristup razumevanju koncepta bezbednosti u društvenom i političkom okviru što je fenomen bezbednosti u najširem smislu.