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<p>The text focuses on the definition and reconceptualisation of the concept of hybrid interference, traces the use of the concept in Czech security documents, presents the historical development of the use of the concept and then seeks a practical conceptualisation applicable towards research on the resilience against it. This conceptualisation includes a narrower definition of the concept, which is necessary for the real application, graspability and researchability of resilience in the context of the Czech environment. We arrive at a framework of hybrid interference that we believe to be more practical and useful, mostly due to its higher clarity and precision. Furthermore, we believe that definition of hybrid interference which is agnostic towards sectors, actors and specific tools used during such activities is preferable and more likely to remain universally relevant than those relying on enumeration and itemisation.</p>
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The text focuses on the definition and reconceptualisation of the concept of hybrid interference, traces the use of the concept in Czech security documents, presents the historical development of the use of the concept and then seeks a practical conceptualisation applicable towards research on the resilience against it. This conceptualisation includes a narrower definition of the concept, which is necessary for the real application, graspability and researchability of resilience in the context of the Czech environment. We arrive at a framework of hybrid interference that we believe to be more practical and useful, mostly due to its higher clarity and precision. Furthermore, we believe that definition of hybrid interference which is agnostic towards sectors, actors and specific tools used during such activities is preferable and more likely to remain universally relevant than those relying on enumeration and itemisation.

Conceptualisation of Hybrid Interference in the Czech Republic: How to Make it a Practically Researchable Phenomenon?

professor at the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Studies

graduated from the Faculty of Social Studies of Masaryk University with a Bachelor’s

Department of Political Science at the Faculty of Social Studies of Masaryk University in Brno

Politics in Central Europe

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The text focuses on the definition and reconceptualisation of the concept of hybrid interference, traces the use of the concept in Czech security documents,...

Conceptualisation of Hybrid Interference in the Czech Republic: How to Make it a Practically Researchable Phenomenon?

Published Online: Oct 13, 2022

Page range: 343 - 354

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pce-2022-0015

Keywords
hybrid interference, definition, security forces, armed forces, asymmetric warfare, conceptualisation, theoretical framework

© 2022 Miroslav Mareš et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Conceptualisation of Hybrid Interference in the Czech Republic: How to Make it a Practically Researchable Phenomenon?

Published Online: Oct 13, 2022

Page range: 343 - 354

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pce-2022-0015

Keywordshybrid interference, definition, security forces, armed forces, asymmetric warfare, conceptualisation, theoretical framework

© 2022 Miroslav Mareš et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
hybrid interference, definition, security forces, armed forces, asymmetric warfare, conceptualisation, theoretical framework