Conceptual demarkation between concepts «national security» and «state security» in the Ukrainian political discourse

Abstract

The article is devoted to the conceptual demarcation of the concepts of «national security» and «state security» in the Ukrainian political discourse. In particular, the analysis of the categories «national security» and «state security» was carried out in the political and legal context. It was concluded that the category of national security is broader than the category of state security, which is an important marker of the democracy of the political system of a certain state. It is reasoned that the type of political regime in the state acquires significant importance in the conceptual demarcation of the concepts of «national security» and «state security». The more developed a democratic society is, the easier it is to identify conceptual differences between the two definitions. Under the conditions of dominance of an undemocratic political regime in the state (totalitarianism/authoritarianism), the conceptual features of these concepts «merge», which eventually leads to their identification.