scholarly journals Prioritising Training and People-oriented Security Education for Effective Policing in Nigeria

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 82
Author(s):  
Chibuzor Chile Nwobueze ◽  
James Okolie-Osemene ◽  
Ndu John Young
Keyword(s):  
Public Relations ◽  
National Security ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Organised Crime ◽  
Monthly Basis ◽  
Security Sector ◽  
Counter Terrorism ◽  
Security Education ◽  
The People ◽  
The World

Currently, Nigeria’s security sector needs effective policing considering the spate of insecurity and frustrated relationship between the citizens and the police. Consequently, some officers are seen as dishonest and agents of complicity. Unlike most parts of the world where the people love, support the police, Nigeria still records threats to police-public relations owing to the attitudes of some officers who tarnish the image of the security agency through uncivilised, inhuman and unlawful acts while on duty and beyond. With qualitative data, this paper explores how training and people-oriented security education can enhance effective policing for a more secure Nigeria. This paper argues that police effectiveness should no longer be hinged only on equipping officers for counter-terrorism or establishment of special units to eradicate organised crime, but also on training them on weekly/monthly basis to respond to rapidly emerging threats to national security and trainings on enhancing collaborative police-public relations.

Narrative Misdirection? UK Strategic Communication for Afghanistan and Beyond

2018 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 379-392
Author(s):  
Thomas W. Cawkwell
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
National Security ◽  
Strategic Communication ◽  
The United States ◽  
Security Issue ◽  
Counter Terrorism ◽  
Defence Policy ◽  
The World ◽  
Communication Approach ◽  
The Uk

Britain’s war in Afghanistan – specifically its latter stages, where the UK’s role and casualties sustained in the conflict rose dramatically – coincided with the institutional emergence of Ministry of Defence-led ‘Strategic Communication’. This article examines the circumstances through which domestic strategic communication developed within the UK state and the manner in which the ‘narratives’ supporting Britain’s role in Afghanistan were altered, streamlined and ‘securitised’. I argue that securitising the Afghanistan narrative was undertaken with the intention of misdirecting an increasingly sceptical UK public from the failure of certain aspects of UK counter-insurgency strategy – specifically its counter-narcotics and stabilisation efforts – by focusing on counter-terrorism, and of avoiding difficult questions about the UK’s transnational foreign and defence policy outlook vis-à-vis the United States by asserting that Afghanistan was primarily a ‘national security’ issue. I conclude this article by arguing that the UK’s domestic strategic communication approach of emphasising ‘national security interests’ may have created the conditions for institutionalised confusion by reinforcing a narrow, self-interested narrative of Britain’s role in the world that runs counter to its ongoing, ‘transnationalised’ commitments to collective security through the United States and NATO.

scholarly journals Conceptual Approaches to the Problem of national Security Concept

2021 ◽  
Vol 80 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-27
Author(s):  
Ю. О. Загуменна
Keyword(s):  
Public Relations ◽  
National Security ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Public Support ◽  
The State ◽  
National Interests ◽  
Security Sector ◽  
Progressive Development ◽  
Goals And Objectives ◽  
Special Protection

A comprehensive theoretical and legal study of the transformation of ideas about the nature of national security reform in domestic jurisprudence has been carried out. The author has defined the priorities and directions of the reform in the field of national security and, more importantly, its theoretical and methodological basis. It has been determined that the main object of the reform in the field of national security is the whole complex of public relations, which is subject to special protection by the system of entities of ensuring national security. The system of such social relations is centered around the defining national interests, which usually include the vital interests of a man, society and the state and the implementation of which ensures the state sovereignty, its progressive development, and safe living conditions and welfare of citizens. It has been noted that the main purpose of national security reform is to improve legislation and governance in the national security sector, which can provide qualitative strengthening in accordance with current and future needs of society to protect key national interests from external and internal real and potential threats. It has been concluded that national security is not considered in modern, both domestic and international science, exclusively as an “acquisition” and a sphere of monopoly responsibility of the state; we cannot eliminate the active participation of civil society structures, which should exercise public control over the course of such a reform and, if necessary, should have the tools of close communication with state authorities at the stage of initiating the reform, constructing its goals and objectives, directions and perspectives and at the stages of its implementation. Restriction of the capacity of the state, especially in times of economic crisis, highlights the need to optimize the participation of non-government actors in ensuring national security. Obviously, such activity of the non-governmental sector should be strongly encouraged by legislative instruments, legitimizing measures for national security reform through its close involvement and providing them with additional public support.

Euphemisms as linguistic tool for demonstration of politeness in Kempo speech of Manggarai language in west Flores, Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Agustinus Semiun
Keyword(s):  
Social Relationships ◽  
Human Body ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Body Parts ◽  
Soft Or ◽  
Local Language ◽  
The People ◽  
The World

Abstract This article presents euphemisms as linguistic tools for the expression of politeness in a local language, Kempo speech of the Manggarai language, in West Flores, Indonesia. The universal use of euphemisms indcates that speakers of languages across the world very much care about politeness as a means to maintain social relationships. Euphemisms are defined as the use of soft or mild words to replace offensive words for the purpose of politeness. They are used during interactions, to ensure that social relationships are maintained. The qualitative data show that Kempo ethnic people use various types of mild words to prevent their crops being damaged by certain animals; to maintain interactions by not mentioning certain human body parts; to replace the names of certain professions that are not polite to mention during interactions; and to avoid mentioning unworthy words for certain activities, events, and conditions. These euphemisms are used to maintain politeness in any interaction or communication.The euphemisms identified are morphologically and syntactically formed. It is interesting that some euphemisms are in the form of words bearing lexical meanings, while others have idiomatic meanings. Meanwhile, some euphemisms are in phrase and clause forms that bear idiomatic meanings. These findings indicate that the people of Kempo ethnicity very much care about how to use language properly to maintain politeness and social relationships.

scholarly journals Islamic terrorism in Indonesia: Addressing Government Strategies and Muslim Population

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatan Kustana
Keyword(s):  
National Security ◽  
White Paper ◽  
Security Threat ◽  
National Agency ◽  
New Members ◽  
Muslim Population ◽  
Educational Levels ◽  
Counter Terrorism ◽  
The World ◽  
Islamic Terrorism

<p><em>This paper shows how Terrorism has been emerging in the world, the potency to be spread out in the South-East Asian nations, and how Indonesia could face internal challenges to do counter-terrorism of the false Jihad, with multitrack diplomacy, primarily with Police and National Agency for Combating Terrorism counter-terrorism programs. In the perspective of defense strategy, the issue of terrorism brings several implications (Indonesian White Paper 2008, p. 9). The condition of Indonesian community with low educational levels and low economic income becomes target for terrorist actors to expand the network by developing and recruiting new members. The threat of Islamic terrorism is categorized as a national security threat. The Indonesian Government through its security apparatus still have to work hard to hunt down other terrorists, to undertake preventive efforts to prevent Islamic fundamentalist beliefs not to develop and increased education level and the understanding of Islam more comprehensively.</em></p>

The adoption of social messaging apps in Iran: Discourses and challenges

2021 ◽  
pp. 026666692110220
Author(s):  
Abolghasem Bayat ◽  
Mohammad Fathian ◽  
Naser Bagheri Moghaddam ◽  
Amirali Saifoddin
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
National Security ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Freedom Of Expression ◽  
Discourse Theory ◽  
User Friendliness ◽  
Digital Rights ◽  
The World ◽  
Technical Features ◽  
Social Messaging

Today, social networks are the most popular and widely used applications among smartphone users all around the world. Three years ago, the Telegram messaging app was the most widely used social messaging app in Iran due to its technical features and user-friendliness. Despite its popularity, Telegram caused controversial debates among policymakers and public opinion. To discover the nature of these conflicts, two main discourses were identified through qualitative data analysis based on Laclau and Mouffe’s discourse theory. Proponents of Minaret discourse consider the Telegram as a threat to national security, thus they have tried to provide favorable condition to limit using it, and develop alternative domestic apps. In contrast, Cylinder discourse supports using the Telegram app to fulfill citizens’ digital rights and their rights of privacy and freedom of expression. This discursive conflict among policymakers, along with users’ resistance, resulted in some failures in the adoption of foreign apps (e.g., Telegram). Despite the extensive technical, financial, and moral supports to popularize domestic apps, users still prefer foreign apps such as Telegram, WhatsApp, and Instagram. The analysis of emergent discourses demonstrates the origins of contestations and provides insights into how to adopt social messaging apps.

scholarly journals Representasi Nilai Kearifan Ranggawarsita pada Kepemimpinan Kepala Dinas Penerangan Komando Armada II dalam Mewujudkan World Class Navy

REPRESENTAMEN ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (01) ◽  
Author(s):  
Afrizal Prasadana ◽  
Purwanto Purwanto
Keyword(s):  
Public Relations ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Information Service ◽  
Philosophy Of Life ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
The World ◽  
World Class ◽  
Excellent Leadership ◽  
Qualitative Data Collection

Public relations (PR) has an important focus on the ability of a public relations practitioner to carry out leadership functions. The importance of a quality and value of leadership in the world of public relations (excellent leadership in public relations) in managing an organization. On the other hand, leadership in general is universal, but leadership in public relations practice is contextual. Specifically, the context of this research on how the leadership carried out by the head of the Information Service Fleet Command II represents the value of wisdom contained in the fiber and philosophy of life of Ranggawarsita which is applied to internal and external public in order to realize the Navy World Class. Through the constructivist paradigm, researchers conduct qualitative data collection and are processed through descriptive research. The results of this study indicate, (1). Referring to Panca Pratama, the concept of maintaining good relations between public relations leaders and their public, is in accordance with the concept of Amilala (which means to maintain) (2). In making a decision, the head of the office is the head of the information service or the commander of the Koarmada who takes over and all parts of the organization must carry out. This relates to the Javanese concept of accepting pandum. (3). The head of the information service has a positive attitude and outlook on life, so that subordinates will always melu handarbeni, hangrungkebi melu, mulat sarira hangrasa wani in the sense that all achievements obtained by the organization will always be well developed by subordinates. Keywords: Public Relations, Leadership, Koarmada II, Local Wisdom, Ranggawarsita

scholarly journals Radical threats of spiritual security of the society

2020 ◽  
Vol 210 ◽  
pp. 16032
Author(s):  
Jamal Kedeibaeva ◽  
Damira Akmatova ◽  
Karamat Belekova ◽  
Kylychbek Kurbanbaev ◽  
Ainura Barynbaeva
Keyword(s):  
National Security ◽  
Scientific Development ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Business Partnerships ◽  
National Interests ◽  
State Institutions ◽  
General Stability ◽  
External Threats ◽  
The People ◽  
The World

Each state and people has its own set of internal and external threats and, accordingly, its own specifics of ensuring national and spiritual security. Ensuring national security is associated primarily with the preservation and development of national identity, reflecting the traditions of the life of society, its culture and history. The degradation and then the disappearance of national (or ethnic) self-awareness means, in fact, the spiritual death of the people - the bearer of this self-awareness. Therefore, everything that threatens the destruction of national self-consciousness, fraught with the danger of its dissolution in the self-consciousness of other peoples, is a threat to the spiritual security of the people. Among the obvious internal premises that ensure the national and spiritual security of our country, we should name the unification of the people to solve national tasks of a spiritual and material order, the awareness of its representatives of their own interests and the manifestation of an organized will to protect them, optimized state institutions ready to ensure the protection of national interests, to guarantee stable and harmonious development of society, anticipating spiritual, cultural and scientific development, maintaining general stability in the state, establishing mutually beneficial business partnerships with all states of the world, but also taking into account a distant historical perspective, ensuring reliable protection of the sovereignty, integrity and security of your state.

scholarly journals Considering the reality of hegemonic tendencies: English and linguistic diversity

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-145
Author(s):  
Miguel Mantero
Keyword(s):  
National Security ◽  
Linguistic Diversity ◽  
Language Policies ◽  
Global English ◽  
Economic Interests ◽  
The People ◽  
Immersion Programs ◽  
The Us ◽  
The World ◽  
Local Languages

This paper aims to analyze the commodification aspect of dominant languages, in particular, English, while looking into linguistic diversity as a commodity in its own right. In order to illustrate multilingualism as a valuable commodity in itself, we mention Immersion Programs in the US and the increasing recognition of the importance of being proficient in languages other than English, for educational, personal, economic and national security reasons. This research also aims to look into some aspects of the delicate issue of English being strengthened over the weakening of thousands of local languages and cultures. Some arguments are provided in order to illustrate the fact that ‘global English’ represents special politico-economic interests that cannot meet the needs of the people whose languages and cultures are being subjugated by the imperialistic and capitalist ideologies of the spread of English. Unless local language policies are elevated on political agendas, globalization language policies will remain insensitive to the irreplaceable value of linguistic diversity, along with the real needs of citizens from all over the world.

scholarly journals Forecasting Insurance and Patient Charges using Linear Regression

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 1077-1081
Keyword(s):  
Linear Regression ◽  
Simple Formula ◽  
Data Science ◽  
Data Cleaning ◽  
Insurance Companies ◽  
Insurance Company ◽  
Monthly Basis ◽  
The People ◽  
The World ◽  
Hospital Bill

The insurance companies around the world work with very simple formula and have a very specific agenda. They convince people to deposit money on their name to the insurance company, in return the people are promised to be given a large sum of amount when they get an expensive hospital bill or when they meet with an accident. This amount to be paid, is generally taken from people on a monthly basis. Customers are convinced to join such a scheme as it is very tempting and the prospect of money troubles taken care of for nothing in a time of crisis seems wonderful. Insurance companies on the other hand pray that nothing happens to the customers or their families, so that they don’t come looking for compensation. The money that they collect from new insurance holders is what they use to pay of the losses. Data analysis is the process of understanding the behaviour of a certain dataset when measured against certain static quantities. In this paper we are proposing to use Data science and in particular regression analysis, to analyse a dataset of patients and devise a method to predict their insurance amount. There are various types of learning and broadly speaking linear regression comes under supervised learning. We have a dataset consisting of over 1300 patients each with 7 characteristics like smoker or not, do they have children, their age, sex, BMI, etc. We are also proposing to devise methods to overcome the shortcomings of Linear regression like multicollinearity and homoscedascity, and perform the required data cleaning..

Leadership and Education for National Security – The Counsellors Perspective.

2019 ◽  
pp. 228-234
Author(s):  
Ezeudu Ngozi ◽  
Ene H. A.
Keyword(s):  
National Security ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Educational Background ◽  
Organised Crime ◽  
Quality Education ◽  
Healthy Development ◽  
The People ◽  
Boundary Disputes ◽  
Pipe Line

Nigeria is a nation beset with numerous socio-economic, educational and political problems which have retarded its growth and development. Nigeria is bedevilled with the dwindling standard of education, various indices of insecurity such as armed robbery, kidnapping, youth restiveness, ethno-religious crises, militancy, organised crime, political and electioneering conflicts, ethnic militias, boundary disputes, cultism, poverty, exam malpractice, unemployment, pipe-line vandalisation, Boko haram disturbances, bombing and all forms of social misconduct. Education is the bedrock of societal development; no nation can rise above the quality of its citizens‟ educational level. The type of education given to the people determine the type of development and governance that might exist. Quality education, national security and good governance bring along healthy development in a nation. These factors go pariparsu, one cannot talk about national security without considering the educational background of a people, especially the leaders. Hence „you can‟t give what you don‟t have. (nemo dat quad non habet) the duty of the counsellor is to ensure that the studentsof today are well guided in order to produce efficient leaders of tomorrow whose actions will enthrone peace and security. This work takes a look at leadership and education for national security from the counsellor‟s perspective.

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