Application of "Risk Approach" to Security Sector

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K12986
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Politics
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo
• Principal Investigator: Shiroyama Hideaki 東京大学, 大学院公共政策学連携研究部・教育部, 教授 (40216205)
• Research Collaborator: Heng Yee-Kuang 東京大学, 大学院公共政策学連携研究部, 教授 (80780618) ; HASHIMOTO Yasuaki 防衛省, 防衛研究所理論研究部・政治・法制研究室, 室長 ; YOSHIKAWA Hisashi 東京大学, 大学院公共政策学連携研究部, 特任教授 (80625963) ; SHIBUYA Kenji 東京大学, 医学部医学系研究科, 教授 (50322459) ; SUGIYAMA Masahiro 東京大学, 政策ビジョン研究センター, 講師 (20503428)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: リスク・アプローチ / セキュリティ / 安全 / メディア / 認識的次元 / 宇宙 / サイバー / 公衆衛生

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The aim of our research is to explore a framework that encompasses both “security” and “risk” sector. For that purpose, experts from various disciplines were brought together to conduct comparative case studies in different fields (i.e. natural disaster, cyber/space, public health, energy etc.). We have presented “hazard-medium-consequence” loop. Comparative case studies have revealed (1) the difference in nature of “hazard/threat”, (2) the relative importance of physical/non-physical factors, existence/nonexistence of indigenous amplifying factor in medium, and (3) time-scale difference in medium. Recommendations for enhancing resilient governance of such risks were suggested; secure redundancies; take measures to disconnect/limit connections; prepare flexible post-shock managements.

Free Research Field

行政学