The spatial turn, reification and relational epistemologies in ‘knowing about’ security and peace

2020 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
pp. 421-441 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Anne Brown
Keyword(s):  
Mutual Recognition ◽  
Theoretical Perspective ◽  
Security Analysis ◽  
Spatial Turn ◽  
Relational Knowledge ◽  
Peace And Conflict ◽  
Conditions Of Possibility ◽  
Power And Agency ◽  
And Control ◽  
Peace And Conflict Resolution

How we approach knowing conflict and security makes a difference. This article first considers how reification, instrumental subject/object relations and the drive for certainty and control undermine effective knowledge and practice in questions of conflict and peace. It then turns to what the spatial turn and notions of emplaced security might offer to working against violence. As with any theoretical perspective, the spatial turn can itself be reified, repeating epistemological relations entrenched in much security analysis. The spatial turn and emplaced security explicitly highlight alternative, more relational knowledge practices, however. A relational epistemology approaches knowledge not only as information about a subject out there, but also as a form of practice with others which changes conditions of possibility for co-existence. If pursued, such approaches could help loosen the grip of narrow constructions of security, insecurity, the person, power and agency which dominate security analysis and obstruct understanding and the generation of alternatives in situations of entrenched conflict. An orientation to place could not only enable more nuanced accounts of peace and conflict, but support mutual recognition and exchange across division, assisting an ethic of attention and concrete peace and conflict resolution efforts.

Coverage of Taliban conflict in the Pak–Afghan press: A comparative analysis

2018 ◽  
Vol 81 (4) ◽  
pp. 305-326 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shabir Hussain ◽  
Syed Abdul Siraj
Keyword(s):  
Political Communication ◽  
Potential Role ◽  
Media Content ◽  
War And Peace ◽  
The Press ◽  
Peace And Conflict ◽  
War Journalism ◽  
Peace Journalism ◽  
Peace And Conflict Resolution

This study offers a quantitative analysis of the coverage of Taliban conflict in the four leading newspapers of Pakistan and Afghanistan through the perspective of war and peace journalism—developed by Johan Galtung and adopted by many scholars. Consistent with the existing literature, the researcher found that both the English and vernacular press in the two countries predominantly reported the Taliban conflict through war journalism framing. The local press was equally escalatory while reporting on the conflict. The press in the two countries showed remarkable differences in the war journalism framing but applied similar thematic strategies of peace journalism. The study advocates an academic juncture between political communication and peace journalism scholarship to identify the issues that influence media content during conflict times for better understanding of the potential role of media in peace and conflict resolution.

scholarly journals Inayatullah, Rubina Saigol, and Pervez Tahir (eds). Social Sciences in Pakistan: A Profile. Islamabad: Council of Social Sciences, 2005. 512 pages. Hardbound. Rs 500.00.

2004 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Faiz Bilquees
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Mass Communication ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
The State ◽  
Educational Discourse ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Social ◽  
Peace And Conflict ◽  
Peace And Conflict Resolution ◽  
And Linguistics

Commissioned by the Council of Social Sciences (COSS), this volume evaluates the seventeen social sciences departments in the public universities in Pakistan for a given set of parameters. The social sciences departments or the topics covered in this volume and their respective authors include: Teaching of International Relations in Pakistani Universities (Rasul Bakhsh Rais); Development of the Discipline of Political Science in Pakistan (Inayatullah); The Development of Strategic Studies in Pakistan (Ayesha Siddiqa); The State of Educational Discourse in Pakistan (Rubina Saigol); Development of Philosophy as a Discipline (Mohammad Ashraf Adeel); The State of the Discipline of Psychology in Public Universities in Pakistan: A Review (Muhammad Pervez and Kamran Ahmad); Development of Economics as a Discipline in Pakistan (Karamat Ali); Sociology in Pakistan: A Review of Progress (Muhammad Hafeez); Anthropology in Pakistan: The State of [sic] Discipline (Nadeem Omar Tarar); Development of the Discipline of History in Pakistan (Mubarak Ali); The Discipline of Public Administration in Pakistan (Zafar Iqbal Jadoon and Nasira Jabeen); Journalism and Mass Communication (Mehdi Hasan); Area Studies in Pakistan: An Assessment (Muhammad Islam); Pakistan Studies: A Subject of the State, and the State of the Subject (Syed Jaffar Ahmed); The State of the Discipline of Women’s Studies in Pakistan (Rubina Saigol); Peace and Conflict Resolution Studies (Moonis Ahmar and Farhan H. Siddiqi); and Linguistics in Pakistan: A Survey of the Contemporary Situation (Tariq Rahman).

scholarly journals IMPLEMENTATION OF EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES IN TEACHING PATHOMORPHOLOGY IN HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS OF UKRAINE

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 115-121
Author(s):  
L. G. Rosha
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Mutual Recognition ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Pathological Anatomy ◽  
Higher Education Reforms ◽  
Medical Institutions ◽  
Skilled Personnel ◽  
And Control ◽  
Higher Medical Education

Higher medical education should provide high-quality training for students and become an important component of reforming the health care. The purpose of the higher education reforms is to establish the unified criteria, methodology and control systems, as well as to promote mutual recognition of higher education diplomas and students’ mobility. The practice of teaching pathomorphology and biopsy sectional course at the department of pathological anatomy proves that there is poorly developed integration between disciplines due to the lack of clear prevailing curricula. The merging of the material and technical resources and staff resources of the universities and the pathoanatomical service will increase the level of teaching work and will ensure objectivity in assessing the students’ practical skills. The close interaction between the department of pathological anatomy and medical institutions can contribute to eliminate the gap between theory and practice, to carry out training of highly skilled personnel through primary specialization, internship, residency and postgraduate study.

Composition of Safety and Cyber Security Analysis Techniques and Tools for NPP I&C System Assessment

2020 ◽  
pp. 204-220
Author(s):  
Ievgen Babeshko ◽  
Kostiantyn Leontiiev
Keyword(s):  
Cyber Security ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Safety Assessment ◽  
Security Analysis ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
Assessment Methods ◽  
Assessment Process ◽  
Safety Level ◽  
Methods And Techniques ◽  
And Control

Safety assessment of nuclear power plant instrumentation and control systems (NPP I&Cs) is a complicated and resource-consuming process that is required to be done so as to ensure the required safety level and comply to normative regulations. A lot of work has been performed in the field of application of different assessment methods and techniques, modifying them, and using their combinations so as to provide a unified approach in comprehensive safety assessment. Performed research has shown that there are still challenges to overcome, including rationale and choice of the safety assessment method, verification of assessment results, choosing and applying techniques that support safety assessment process, especially in the nuclear field. This chapter presents a developed framework that aggregates the most appropriate safety assessment methods typically used for NPP I&Cs.

Research on Special Analysis of Verification and Validation in Nuclear Power Instrument and Control System

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jingbin Liu ◽  
Yan Feng ◽  
Ning Qiao ◽  
Yunbo Zhang ◽  
Zhongqiu Wang
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Software Verification ◽  
Hazard Analysis ◽  
Security Analysis ◽  
Verification And Validation ◽  
Special Analysis ◽  
Life Cycle Stages ◽  
Traceability Analysis ◽  
And Control ◽  
Criticality Analysis

At present, there is still lack of detailed software V&V guidance standards in China, while a number of US nuclear power units and I&C platform are introduced and applied. So the software verification and validation work in our country usually cited the methods in IEEE 1012. With reference to the requirements of IEEE 1012, the V&V process of the software can be mainly divided into three forms: audit evaluation, special analysis and testing. This paper focuses on these parts and gives a detailed description and annotations of the technical methods and their life cycle stages in IEEE 1012, which cover multiple V&V phases. At the same time, the author puts forward his own understanding of the special analysis approach and procedure, such as criticality analysis, interface analysis, traceability analysis, hazard analysis, risk analysis and security analysis, and gives his own experience and related recommendations.

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