Researching National Security Intelligence
Multidisciplinary Approaches
Published on 1. November 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-1-62616-704-9 (ISBN)
Description
Researchers in the rapidly growing field of intelligence studies face unique and difficult challenges ranging from finding and accessing data on secret activities, to sorting through the politics of intelligence successes and failures, to making sense of complex socio-organizational or psychological phenomena. The contributing authors to Researching National Security Intelligence survey the state of the field and demonstrate how incorporating multiple disciplines helps to generate high-quality, policy-relevant research. Following this approach, the volume provides a conceptual, empirical, and methodological toolkit for scholars and students informed by many disciplines: history, political science, public administration, psychology, communications, and journalism. This collection of essays written by an international group of scholars and practitioners propels intelligence studies forward by demonstrating its growing depth, by suggesting new pathways to the creation of knowledge, and by identifying how scholarship can enhance practice and accountability.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Washington, DC
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
US School Grade: College Graduate Student and over
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Not illustrated
Dimensions
Height: 227 mm
Width: 151 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
388 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-62616-704-9 (9781626167049)
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Stephen Coulthart | Michael Landon-Murray | Damien Van Puyvelde
Researching National Security Intelligence
Multidisciplinary Approaches
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Persons
Stephen Coulthart is an assistant professor of security studies in the National Security Studies Institute at the University of Texas at El Paso.
Michael Landon-Murray is an assistant professor in the School of Public Affairs (SPA) at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs.
Damien Van Puyvelde is a lecturer in intelligence and international security at University of Glasgow.
Michael Landon-Murray is an assistant professor in the School of Public Affairs (SPA) at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs.
Damien Van Puyvelde is a lecturer in intelligence and international security at University of Glasgow.
Content
Introduction: A Pluralistic Approach to Intelligence Scholarship
Stephen Coulthart, Michael Landon-Murray, and Damien Van Puyvelde
Part I. Framing Intelligence Research
1. Framing the Challenges and Opportunities of Intelligence Studies Research
Mark Phythian
2. Confessions of an Intelligence Historian
John Ferris
Part II. Data Sources and the Study of National Security Intelligence
3. The Why, Who, and How of Using Qualitative Interviews to Research Intelligence Practices
Damien Van Puyvelde
4. The Use of Structured Behavioral Observation Systems to Address Research Questions in Intelligence
Misty Duke
5. A Sociological Approach to Intelligence Studies
Bridget Rose Nolan
Part III. Multidisciplinary Perspectives on National Security Intelligence Research
6. Enhancing Political Science Contributions to American Intelligence Studies
Stephen Marrin
7. Can Decision Science Improve Intelligence Analysis?
David R. Mandel
8. Charting a Research Agenda for Intelligence Studies Using Public Administration and Organization Theory Scholarship
Rick Caceres-Rodriguez and Michael Landon-Murray
9. How the Field of Communication Can Contribute to the Understanding and Study of National Security Intelligence
Ruben Arcos
Part IV. Beyond the Ivory Tower: The Research and Practice of Intelligence
10. Bridging the Gap: The Scholar-Practitioner Divide in Intelligence
Brent Durbin
11. The Ivory Tower and the Fourth Estate
Paul Lashmar
12. The Ethics of Intelligence Research
Ross Bellaby
Conclusion: The Past, Present, and Future of Intelligence Research
Stephen Coulthart, Michael Landon-Murray, and Damien Van Puyvelde
List of Contributors
Index
Stephen Coulthart, Michael Landon-Murray, and Damien Van Puyvelde
Part I. Framing Intelligence Research
1. Framing the Challenges and Opportunities of Intelligence Studies Research
Mark Phythian
2. Confessions of an Intelligence Historian
John Ferris
Part II. Data Sources and the Study of National Security Intelligence
3. The Why, Who, and How of Using Qualitative Interviews to Research Intelligence Practices
Damien Van Puyvelde
4. The Use of Structured Behavioral Observation Systems to Address Research Questions in Intelligence
Misty Duke
5. A Sociological Approach to Intelligence Studies
Bridget Rose Nolan
Part III. Multidisciplinary Perspectives on National Security Intelligence Research
6. Enhancing Political Science Contributions to American Intelligence Studies
Stephen Marrin
7. Can Decision Science Improve Intelligence Analysis?
David R. Mandel
8. Charting a Research Agenda for Intelligence Studies Using Public Administration and Organization Theory Scholarship
Rick Caceres-Rodriguez and Michael Landon-Murray
9. How the Field of Communication Can Contribute to the Understanding and Study of National Security Intelligence
Ruben Arcos
Part IV. Beyond the Ivory Tower: The Research and Practice of Intelligence
10. Bridging the Gap: The Scholar-Practitioner Divide in Intelligence
Brent Durbin
11. The Ivory Tower and the Fourth Estate
Paul Lashmar
12. The Ethics of Intelligence Research
Ross Bellaby
Conclusion: The Past, Present, and Future of Intelligence Research
Stephen Coulthart, Michael Landon-Murray, and Damien Van Puyvelde
List of Contributors
Index