Estado, mercado y seguridad ciudadana. Ánalisis de la articulación entre la seguridad pública y privada eb España

Abstract

Security has become an important priority for Western democracies. Increasingly, security matters involve the State, civil society, and private companies. One key issue for the future is how society organizes its protection integrating these actors in a security system. This paper is interested in analyzing the way that private and public security is articulated in Spain. It uses as an analysis framework the organizational theories of markets and hierarchies. The Spanish model of private security regulation is analyzed comparatively in the context of some European Union countries. There are three key elements of analysis in the paper: the sectors' orientation and strategies, its relationships, and the security system external and internal frontiers '(both are defined by the State). The methodology is based on interviews conducted to the main leaders of Spanish firms and the Police.