Selected social processes and phenomena threatening the internal stability of the state

The internal stability of the state is the outcome of many factors. Among the most important we should consider the phenomena and processes that aim to harm that stability. Some of them can be classified as criminal acts (e.g. corruption) whereas other belong to an array of consequences related to the progress of civilization and technology (e.g. unemployment). The aforementioned processes and phenomena aim to harm the security within the society. In practice, that security focuses on rising poverty, growing unemployment rate and insufficiently coordinated processes in education, as well as the phenomenon of corruption and demographic issues. The following study has been conducted within the framework of “The State Security System of the Republic of Poland” project (“System Bezpieczeństwa Narodowego RP”) under the guidance of prof. W. Kitler, realized in the field of national defense and security and funded by the National Centre for Research and Development – agreement number DOBR/0076/R/ID1/2012/03 from 18 November 2012, project register number: O ROB/0076/03/001.