Open AccessSUBSTANTIALIZING AND IMPLEMENTING HUMAN SECURITY IN THE CONTEXT OF FOREIGN POLICY
Author(s) -
Ishrat Afshan Abbasi,
Amir Jan,
Muhammad Ramzan Kolachi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
asia pacific
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1810-035X
DOI - 10.47781/asia-pacific.vol38.iss0.2398
Subject(s) - human security , cognitive reframing , critical security studies , foreign policy , security studies , security policy , context (archaeology) , international security , political science , national security , public administration , public relations , network security policy , computer security , cloud computing security , politics , law , computer science , psychology , social psychology , geography , cloud computing , archaeology
The presentation of ‘human security’ notion in 1990s signified transformation of international relations from nation-centred international system to people-centred international system. This concept not only redefined the term security, but altered the perceptions of both objects and subjects of threat as well. This development in the discourse of ‘security’ and the logic of linkage between national-interests and human-interests convinced states to reconsider and reframe their security policy. This article describes the notion of human security as a crux to chain the people across the world owing to the recognition of identical security challenges and responses. The concept of human security brought states closer and infused the sense of collaboration and cooperation to mitigate the threats to the security of human being. Methodologically, this paper presents qualitative and analytical study applying secondary data. This study presents the period 1995-2003 as a historical tenure regarding development of human security approach in the foreign policy of Japan. This research analyses how the Japanese governments under the leadership of some people-friendly Prime Ministers advocated the concept of human security and promoted it as a vital determinant of the foreign policy of Japan.