Comment on the Article “Security Expert Silencing Dialogue with Citizens: Reconsidering War and Peace” [in Japanese]
On June 29, 2023, Asahi Shimbun introduced a comment by Professor Maiko Ichihara at the Graduate School of Law on the article “Security Expert Silencing Dialogue with Citizens: Reconsidering War and Peace.” This article discusses an interview with Associate Professor Seiko Mimaki from Doshisha University. The interview focuses on the necessity of dialogue between security experts and citizens, security situations, and the current state of Japan. Professor Ichihara Professor Ichihara points out that the article and the controversy based on it sheds light on the fact that the relationship between policy, academia, and public opinion has changed in the age of social networking, and argues that there should be a full-fledged discussion about how academics should be involved in deliberations in the SNS age.
