Cultural Awareness in Nuclear Security Programs: A Critical Link

Nasser, Al-Sharif Nasser bin; Auda, Jasmine; Bachner, Katherine

doi:10.7290/V7F18WNX

Title: Cultural Awareness in Nuclear Security Programs: A Critical Link

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Nuclear security programs that offer training and capacity building opportunities to practitioners working in nuclear facilities play a central role in strengthening the global nuclear security architecture. There is often a significant divide, however, between both the development of these programs and their implementation, and between the programs’ intended and actual outcomes. This article argues that this disconnect can often be attributed to an absence of cultural awareness and an inability for internationally-designed programs to effectively resonate with local audiences. Furthermore, the importance of the role of cultural awareness in implementing nuclear security programs will be assessed, and its applications in the Jordanian context will be presented.

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Nasser, Al-Sharif Nasser bin ^[1]; Auda, Jasmine ^[1]; Bachner, Katherine ^[2]

Middle East Scientific Inst. for Security, Amman (Jordan)
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Publication Date:: Sun Nov 20 00:00:00 EST 2016

Research Org.:: Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Office of Nonproliferation and Verification Research and Development (NA-22)

OSTI Identifier:: 1342649

Report Number(s):: BNL-113474-2017-JA
Journal ID: ISSN 2376-9955

Grant/Contract Number:: SC00112704

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: International Journal of Nuclear Security

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 2; Journal Issue: 1; Related Information: http://trace.tennessee.edu/ijns/vol2/iss1/12; Journal ID: ISSN 2376-9955

Publisher:: University of Tennessee Institute or Nuclear Security

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 98 NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT, SAFEGUARDS, AND PHYSICAL PROTECTION; culture; disarmament; nuclear

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                    Nasser, Al-Sharif Nasser bin, Auda, Jasmine, and Bachner, Katherine. Cultural Awareness in Nuclear Security Programs: A Critical Link.  United States: N. p., 2016. 
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  title        = {Cultural Awareness in Nuclear Security Programs: A Critical Link},

  author       = {Nasser, Al-Sharif Nasser bin and Auda, Jasmine and Bachner, Katherine},

  abstractNote = {Nuclear security programs that offer training and capacity building opportunities to practitioners working in nuclear facilities play a central role in strengthening the global nuclear security architecture. There is often a significant divide, however, between both the development of these programs and their implementation, and between the programs’ intended and actual outcomes. This article argues that this disconnect can often be attributed to an absence of cultural awareness and an inability for internationally-designed programs to effectively resonate with local audiences. Furthermore, the importance of the role of cultural awareness in implementing nuclear security programs will be assessed, and its applications in the Jordanian context will be presented.},

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  journal      = {International Journal of Nuclear Security},

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  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Sun Nov 20 00:00:00 EST 2016},

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