Ewelina Kancik-Kołtun, Assistant Professor at the Department of Public Administration at the Faculty of Political Science and Journalism of the Maria Curie-Sk³odowska University in Lublin. Her research interests include civil society, local participation, party systems and the security of the Visegrad Group countries.Josef Smolík, Associate Professor at the Department of Security Studies, Police Academy of the Czech Republic in Prague. His expertise lies in criminology, security studies, radical political parties, political psychology, and youth subcultures.Radoslav Štefančík, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Applied Languages of the University of Economics in Bratislava. His research interests include political discourse, international migration, political parties and security issues.Sándor Fekete, Associate Professor at the Department for Political Sciences at the University of Miskolc. His research focuses on political communication and political philosophy, especially multiculturalism and ethnocentrism.

• Introduction - Ewelina Kancik-Koltun: The Internal Security of Poland - Josef Smolik: The Internal Security of the Czech Republic - Radoslav Stefancik: The Internal Security of Slovakia - Sandor Fekete: The Internal Security of Hungary - Conclusion

Ewelina Kancik-Kołtun, Assistant Professor at the Department of Public Administration at the Faculty of Political Science and Journalism of the Maria Curie-Sk³odowska University in Lublin. Her research interests include civil society, local participation, party systems and the security of the Visegrad Group countries.Josef Smolík, Associate Professor at the Department of Security Studies, Police Academy of the Czech Republic in Prague. His expertise lies in criminology, security studies, radical political parties, political psychology, and youth subcultures.Radoslav Štefančík, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Applied Languages of the University of Economics in Bratislava. His research interests include political discourse, international migration, political parties and security issues.Sándor Fekete, Associate Professor at the Department for Political Sciences at the University of Miskolc. His research focuses on political communication and political philosophy, especially multiculturalism and ethnocentrism.

• Introduction - Ewelina Kancik-Koltun: The Internal Security of Poland - Josef Smolik: The Internal Security of the Czech Republic - Radoslav Stefancik: The Internal Security of Slovakia - Sandor Fekete: The Internal Security of Hungary - Conclusion

Ewelina Kancik-Kołtun, Assistant Professor at the Department of Public Administration at the Faculty of Political Science and Journalism of the Maria Curie-Sk³odowska University in Lublin. Her research interests include civil society, local participation, party systems and the security of the Visegrad Group countries.Josef Smolík, Associate Professor at the Department of Security Studies, Police Academy of the Czech Republic in Prague. His expertise lies in criminology, security studies, radical political parties, political psychology, and youth subcultures.Radoslav Štefančík, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Applied Languages of the University of Economics in Bratislava. His research interests include political discourse, international migration, political parties and security issues.Sándor Fekete, Associate Professor at the Department for Political Sciences at the University of Miskolc. His research focuses on political communication and political philosophy, especially multiculturalism and ethnocentrism.

• Introduction - Ewelina Kancik-Koltun: The Internal Security of Poland - Josef Smolik: The Internal Security of the Czech Republic - Radoslav Stefancik: The Internal Security of Slovakia - Sandor Fekete: The Internal Security of Hungary - Conclusion