After reading Keith Krause and Michael C. Williams, “Broadening the Agenda of Security Studies: Politics and Methods” and Buzan and Hansen, “The Evolution of International Security Studies, Ch.7: Wide

Appraising Security Interview Form

Respondent :Gerard(provide and alias or number)


Questions:

Remember: avoid misrepresentation of the respondent’s statements:

Gender:Male

How old are you? 42

    • (Interview an individual from each of the following age groups of 20-39; 40-60; 60-up)

Where were born?Honduras

What do you believe is the most important pressing security concern of the world today?

A// I believe that the most important pressing security concern today is global warming is something that back when I was young not everyone heard about that issue and that was not that long ago.

Why do you believe this is the most important security concern of today?

A//I Believe this is the most important security concern because I can feel it everyday when I wake up and drive to work the weather heating up, I know Miami has always been hot and humid ,but now a days the storms are harder and the heat is constantly rising.

What do you believe will be the most important pressing security concern of the world in twenty years?

A//if we don’t do something about its still going to be global warming because everyone in the world is going to start fighting for resources and it’s going to destroy all of us.

Why do you believe this will be the most important security concern in twenty year years?

A//just think about now a day we are in constant wars for fossil resources when water and other necessary resources are scarce no one would be safe.

Make sure to thank your respondent.

Respondent: Fredy (provide and alias or number)


Questions:

Remember: avoid misrepresentation of the respondent’s statements:

Gender:Male

How old are you? 25

    • (Interview an individual from each of the following age groups of 20-39; 40-60; 60-up)

Where were born? Honduras

What do you believe is the most important pressing security concern of the world today?

A//Immigration is something that the world is on a constant issue. Countries go to wars and that causes people try to seek a better life and some countries are not always welcoming refugees. (Like the one that we live in)

Why do you believe this is the most important security concern of today?

A// I am from Honduras and I see how bad the things are over there and many people try to come over to the United States not because they want to come and damage the country ,but because they want a better life and the U.S is not very welcoming with the poor families and they are constantly put in unsafe situations.

What do you believe will be the most important pressing security concern of the world in twenty years?

A//This is something I believe is going to keep happening always because there will always be better countries to live in and people will escape to them and will do the impossible to reach their goal.

Why do you believe this will be the most important security concern in twenty-year years?

A//What I see during these times that we are living is something that as long as there is poverty(that their will always be) .Immigrations will always be an issue in our lives.

Make sure to thank your respondent.

Respondent Mike (provide and alias or number)

Questions:

Remember: avoid misrepresentation of the respondent’s statements:

Gender:Male

How old are you? 61

    • (Interview an individual from each of the following age groups of 20-39; 40-60; 60-up)

Where were born? Honduras

What do you believe is the most important pressing security concern of the world today?

A//Drugs is an issue that i think that is a huge issue in the whole world

Why do you believe this is the most important security concern of today?

A//I believe that this is one of the most important security concerns in the world because basically the whole world’s economy relies on drugs and illegal trafficking and that brings on more delinquency and more deaths.

What do you believe will be the most important pressing security concern of the world in twenty years?

A//As long as the drugs business is a profitable business it’s never going to end people think that by capturing drug lords and putting them away, that is going to stop the drugs from spreading and its not like that. The humans are attracted by the forbidden things and its as long as its profitable is going to survive.

Why do you believe this will be the most important security concern in twenty-year years?

A// The drug business is a never ending cycle drug kingpins have existed before and died and new ones always come up more powerful than before and they will always be part of us in our society.

Make sure to thank your respondent.