Topics and approaches to studying intelligence

Andrew Macpherson

ISBN 10: 1648898815 / ISBN 13: 9781648898815

Published by Vernon Art And Science Apr 2024, 2024

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Neuware - The goal of 'Topics and approaches to studying intelligence' is to bring into sharper focus the evolving nature of intelligence studies, which is in the midst of a period of significant expansion that is taking place across a number of dimensions. Working on this foundation of past and contemporary analytic intelligence studies, the chapters in 'Topics and approaches to studying intelligence' highlight areas of debate and disagreement, provide insight into new areas of study and broaden the methodological toolset used by researchers. Both qualitative and quantitative approaches investigate analysis, alliances, competitive/private sector intelligence, gendered practices of intelligence agencies, the nature of intelligence studies scholarship, accreditation, intelligence disclosure for diplomacy, and the sharing of nuclear-related intelligence.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Topics and approaches to studying intelligence
• Publisher: Vernon Art And Science Apr 2024
• Publication Date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1648898815
• ISBN 13: 9781648898815
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 235W x 157H x 15D millimeters 235 millimeters width by 157 millimeters height by 15 millimeters depth
• Weight: 448 grams

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Synopsis

The goal of "Topics and approaches to studying intelligence" is to bring into sharper focus the evolving nature of intelligence studies, which is in the midst of a period of significant expansion that is taking place across a number of dimensions. Working on this foundation of past and contemporary analytic intelligence studies, the chapters in "Topics and approaches to studying intelligence" highlight areas of debate and disagreement, provide insight into new areas of study and broaden the methodological toolset used by researchers. Both qualitative and quantitative approaches investigate analysis, alliances, competitive/private sector intelligence, gendered practices of intelligence agencies, the nature of intelligence studies scholarship, accreditation, intelligence disclosure for diplomacy, and the sharing of nuclear-related intelligence

About the Authors

Andrew Macpherson is an assistant professor of security studies at the University of New Hampshire. He is the program coordinator for the UNH master's degree in National Security Intelligence Analysis and the principal investigator for the Northeast Intelligence Community Centers for Academic Excellence, a long-term partnership with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

Glenn P. Hastedt is a professor emeritus of the Justice Studies department at James Madison University (JMU), where he served as the chair. His publications include "American Foreign Policy: Past, Present, and Future" and numerous articles on intelligence in "Intelligence and National Security" and the "International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence". He is a former co-editor of the journal "White House Studies." Dr. Hastedt supports the Northeast Intelligence Community Centers for Academic Excellence.