Security Communities. Theoretical Perspectives

The central idea of the article is that a ‘security community’ is not just a formal pact, but an invisible structure of trust and shared identity between states. Starting from the vision of pioneer Karl Deutsch, who described it as a ‘shared feeling’ that eliminates the fear of confrontation, authors Adler and Barnett develop this image, showing how consolidated norms and values transform entire regions into “spaces of peace.” The article traces the path and convergence of material factors, procedural mechanisms, and ideological dimensions, thus revealing the continuum that lays the foundation for cooperation up to the constructivist process through which populations adopt solidarity as second nature.