THE CONCEPT OF RESILIENCE AS A BROADER METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH FOR ASSESSMENT OF HUMAN SECURITY IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES
With respect to the set of values entrenched in the concept of human security, nominal and non-nominal, it is justified to argue about local community as the most convenient framework or context, not just for assessment of human security- identification, analysis and evaluation of security risks...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Faculty of Philosophy, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje
2023-06-01
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| Series: | Bezbednosni Dijalozi |
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| Online Access: | http://periodica.fzf.ukim.edu.mk/sd/SD%2014.1%20(2023)/2.%20Zoran%20Kekovic%20Nevena%20Stankovic%20Davorka%20Galic_25-44.pdf |
| Summary: | With respect to the set of values entrenched in the concept of human security,
nominal and non-nominal, it is justified to argue about local community as the most
convenient framework or context, not just for assessment of human security- identification,
analysis and evaluation of security risks and threats, but also for its treatment, or, in other
words, specific action in order to accomplish, as positive as it can be, adaptation, mitigation
or elimination of unsecure phenomena, including increasing security and safety. Towards that
goal, having in mind the urgent need for innovative methodological approach, as a result of
an inevitable reconceptualization of human security itself, in the recent researches focus
was most commonly on increasing community preparedness, by participatory mechanisms
in which way their members are involved in all phases of assessment of human security and
further specific activities. With appreciation for the practical contribution that application of
Community-based participatory research (CBPR), and related community preparedness, or
readiness, as research tools, have on assessment of actual parameters of human security in
local community, as much as on defining and formulating guidelines for further navigating
it’s members toward increasing safety and security, the authors suggest broadening of this
methodological approach by including the concept of resilience. Endeavouring to strengthen
the resilience of local communities (meaning, in this context, ability of a community to
prevail existing problems with minimum of negative consequences, and to revert in state
of normal functioning – safe and secure atmosphere from the perspective of its members)
could potentially lead to valuable and specific effects in practice- by analogy with crisis
management- in response and recovery phases. |
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| ISSN: | 1857-7172 1857-8055 |