Safety in international security: a view point from the practice of accident investigation |
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Authors: | Marjolein B.A. van Asselt |
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Affiliation: | 1. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands;2. Dutch Safety Board, The Hague, The Netherlands |
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Abstract: | While security points to a deliberate harming of humans and/or the environment, safety refers to unintended damage. In this view point, I will analyse how the distinction between safety and security matters in the practice of accident investigation and I will argue that the division between the fields is problematic for the assessment of security-related safety risks. Drawing on the case of the our accident investigation into the downing of flight MH17 above Ukraine in 2014, I highlight key dilemmas the Dutch Safety Board dealt with. |
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Keywords: | Safety security accident investigation security-related safety risks MH17 |
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