A Conceptual Framework – 2: Umegaki
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a) Development: An examination of the contextual background of “human security” issue. Though historical in nature, the examination should turn up some concepts for both heuristic and analytical purposes. b) Policy Research and Management: We will discuss how a “research” requires a certain degree of neutrality * commitment to context-free explanation * and equally acute sense of its consequences of (or responsibility for) what it produces in the actual context of life.
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We pay special attention to the actor(s) who are in the position of evaluating policies. Human security is, after all, the security that the individuals can entertain through his or her action. Who after all decides what is desirable? What makes one better prepared to decide what is desirable?
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