GOMEZ Oscar A.    Department   Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University  College of Asia Pacific Studies    Position   Associate Professor
Language	English
Publication Date	2015/01
Type	Research paper (Academic/Professional Journal)
Peer Review	Peer reviewed
Title	Human Security Thinking in Practice – ‘Personal Security’, ‘Citizen Security’, Comprehensive Mappings
Contribution Type	Joint Work
Journal	Contemporary Politics
Volume, Issue, Page	21(1),pp.100-116
Author and coauthor	Gasper, D. and Gómez, O.A.
Details	This paper describes the introduction of an emphasis on ‘personal security’ in human security thinking and practice, as part of the ultimately unsuccessful attempt to compartmentalize the pursuit of security. It reviews the past 20 years of attention to ‘personal security’: both in compartments that consider organized physical violence or threats to personal safety and property (‘citizen security’), and as parts of more wide-ranging examination of threats to fulfilment of basic needs and rights, for example, in comprehensive mapping exercises undertaken in various UNDP Regional and National Human Development Reports or in studies of women's security. The paper reflects on the complex process of opening-up conventional security thinking and practice in ways that add value and depth without shrinking into preconceived compartments.
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1080/13569775.2014.993906
ISSN	1356-9775