Investigating the competence components of policymakers in the field of security

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Farzad Hosseini ¹ , hamidreaz bahrami ² , Mehraban Hadi Pykani ³ , علی رشیدپور ⁴

1 - PhD Candidate in Public Administration, Is.C., Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Public Administration, Nar.C., Islamic Azad University, Arak, Iran. (Corresponding author)
3 - Assistant Professor, Department of Public Administration, Is.C., Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran
4 - Associate Professor, Department of Cultural Management, Is.C., Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran

Received: 2024-06-10 Accepted : 2024-11-05 Published : 2024-12-29

Keywords: competency, policymakers, security field,

Abstract :

Government policy in the field of security is one of the most important political strategies that protects a society against internal and external risks and provides public satisfaction. Therefore, the competence of policy makers and policy makers in making security decisions is one of the most important tools to achieve this goal. In this regard, this article has been done with the aim of presenting a model of competence of policy makers in the field of security. For this purpose, through a mixed exploratory study (qualitative and quantitative) that used basic data theory as a qualitative approach and descriptive-survey method as a quantitative approach, from the statistical population of security policymakers in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari provinces of Isfahan. And expert experts with at least 10 years of work experience, 16 people were selected as a sample in a purposeful way, and first, by conducting a semi-structured interview, their opinions about the competencies of policymakers were collected, coded and qualitatively analyzed. In the second stage, questions were extracted from the listeners' interview opinions and after confirming the validity and reliability above 0.70, the questionnaires were completed and collected and analyzed by the second statistical sample. The results of the qualitative part of this research indicate that "from the point of view of security policy makers, the necessary competencies for policy making in order of importance