Methodological Basis of Research in Security Studies

Security studies are formally functioning for less than five years but have a strong methodological basis, presented shortly in this paper. This include several well-known and broadly-recognized ways of providing the research process, including scientific methods used in social sciences. Author briefly analyses a set of them, showing their advantages and disadvantages and the way they should be used during the whole research process. The need for multidisciplinary studies, including the use of several research tool and techniques, is also stressed.