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DFG Research Unit 5870 "The Promise of Security in Catastrophic Times"

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Welcome to PROMISE

Security is both a crucial promise and a fundamental value of democratic states. The interdisciplinary DFG Research Unit The Promise of Security in Catastrophic Times examines how democratic governments and societies struggle over priorities and limits of protection amid multiplying crises. PROMISE assesses and compares changes in democratic states’ practices of protection and theorizes the transformation of promises of security in what we conceptualize as ‘catastrophic times.’