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  • Emerging multidisciplinary science focused on human security.
  • Integrates public health, conflict studies, and humanitarian research.

Background:

  • Increased medical studies on weapon-related injuries in the 1990s.
  • Concurrent development of the human security concept in humanitarian fields.
  • Growing body of research on human insecurity and policy recommendations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose the formation of a new scientific discipline: the science of human security.
  • To examine the convergence of conceptual human security developments and scientific evidence generation.
  • To outline inherent problems, methodological challenges, and scientific opportunities within this new science.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis of human security.
  • Review of scientific evidence generation methods in the field.
  • Identification of challenges and opportunities in the data-to-policy process.

Main Results:

  • The confluence of conceptual and methodological advancements has established the science of human security.
  • This new science faces unique multidisciplinary challenges.
  • Significant scientific opportunities exist for advancing human security research and policy.

Conclusions:

  • The science of human security represents a novel, integrated approach to understanding and improving global well-being.
  • Addressing its inherent challenges is crucial for maximizing its scientific and policy impact.
  • Future research should focus on innovative methodologies and interdisciplinary collaboration.