qualitative research interviews and the study of national security intelligence

• E-Newsletter
• Advisory Board
• Meet Our Editors
• Browse All Books

Forthcoming

• New & Noteworthy
• Bestsellers
• New Releases
• Booksellers
• Instructors & Students
• Exhibits & Conferences
• Rights & Permissions

Download Cover Image

Researching National Security Intelligence

Multidisciplinary Approaches

Stephen Coulthart, Michael Landon-Murray, and Damien Van Puyvelde, Editors

Request Print Exam Copy

Request Digital Exam Copy

• Description

Table of Contents

Contributors.

• Additional Resources

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.

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 Rubén 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

"This is the first single volume exploration of intelligence studies methods. Inter-disciplinary and bringing together both scholars and practitioners, it is an important contribution and will have a major impact."— Richard Aldrich , Leverhulme Major Research Fellow, Professor of Politics and International Studies, University of Warwick "This outstanding set of essays is an important contribution to the discipline of Intelligence Studies. Well written, insightful, and multidisciplinary, the essays combine into an indispensable assessment of scholarly research on the workings of secret spy agencies in the democratic societies."— Loch K. Johnson , Regents Professor, Department of International Affairs, University of Georgia "An impressive study that illustrates the broad range—but also the limits—of the field of intelligence studies today.  Should be read not only by students of intelligence, but also by scholars in other disciplines who are interested in studying intelligence issues, and by intelligence practitioners and policy makers who want to engage with and take advantage of the research done in the growing field of intelligence studies."— Erik Dahl , Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey CA

Rubén ArcosRoss BellabyRick Caceres-RodriguezStephen CoulthartMisty DukeBrent DurbinJohn FerrisMichael Landon-MurrayPaul LashmarDavid R. MandelStephen MarrinBridget Rose NolanMark PhythianDamien Van Puyvelde

Supplemental Materials

About the author.

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.

Hardcover 272 pp., 6 x 9 8 figures ISBN: 978-1-62616-703-2 Nov 2019 World

Paperback 272 pp., 6 x 9 8 figures ISBN: 978-1-62616-704-9 Nov 2019 World

Ebook 272 pp. 8 figures ISBN: 978-1-62616-705-6 Nov 2019 World

Categories: International Affairs , Migration , Security Studies , Intelligence ,

The ethics of security research. An ethics framework for contemporary security studies

• Stephane J. Baele , David G. Lewis , +2 authors Thibaut Slingeneyer
• Published 1 May 2018
• Political Science
• International Studies Perspectives

18 Citations

Online extremism and terrorism research ethics: researcher safety, informed consent, and the need for tailored guidelines, ethical research in the german social sciences: exploring the significance and challenges of institutionalized research ethics practices, the development of the framework for research ethics in terrorism studies (frets), (dis)courtesy bias: “methodological cognates,” data validity, and ethics in violence-adjacent research, the conflict sensitivity principle: can best practice in conflict research fill the ethics gap in terrorism and counterterrorism research practice, using digitally mediated methods in sensitive contexts: a threat analysis and critical reflection on data security, privacy, and ethical concerns in the case of afghanistan, emotional sensibility: exploring the methodological and ethical implications of research participants’ emotions, qualitative research interviews and the study of national security intelligence, recognizing research participants’ fluid positionalities in (post-)conflict zones, research in the information age and the risks of researcher vicarious trauma, 96 references, placing ethics in the centre: negotiating new spaces for ethical research in conflict situations.

• Highly Influential

Beyond ‘Do No Harm’: The Challenge of Constructing Ethical Relationships in Refugee Research

Ethical and legal issues surrounding academic research into online radicalisation: a uk experience, transparency in qualitative security studies research: standards, benefits, and challenges, surviving field research: working in violent and difficult situations, focus on: the uppsala code of ethics for scientists, reflections on the ethics of social experimentation, war and social research. the limits of empirical methodologies in war-torn environments, security and the democratic scene: desecuritization and emancipation, ethics of conducting research in conflict settings, related papers.

Showing 1 through 3 of 0 Related Papers

Academia.edu no longer supports Internet Explorer.

To browse Academia.edu and the wider internet faster and more securely, please take a few seconds to  upgrade your browser .

Enter the email address you signed up with and we'll email you a reset link.

• We're Hiring!
• Help Center

Three Essays on the Impact of Qualitative Research on the Intelligence Community

1. By utilizing the five qualitative research methods noted, the IC has a variety of techniques to choose from when trying to answer relevant national security questions. However, analysts must ultimately ensure that the correct approach is selected based on the requirements, not on nearsightedness and expedience, which may corrupt a study’s final conclusions. 2. Qualitative research, when applied effectively, can provide insights that sometimes are not available through quantitative methodologies. Creswell’s research methods for qualitative research are currently being used within the Intelligence Community to answer relevant questions within Iraq and Afghanistan. Each qualitative research method has its own unique benefits and challenges and methods should be selected appropriately based on a variety of parameters. Additionally there are several modern questions that could benefit from qualitative research, including psychological operations used in COIN operations, the feasibility of the development of a secondary, secure network separate from the rest of the Internet, and the hurdle of tribalism to the creation of stable global civilization. 3. The overall use of interpretive communities, such as critical theory, postmodernism, and feminism, is still minimal in comparison to qualitative research performed without these alternative perspectives. That does not mean that these communities should be diminished or removed from the IC’s research methodologies. However, one can assume that, over time, as the established views become challenged, other interpretive communities will rise to the forefront and receive visibility as they become more appropriate. Such is the case with feminism, due to current circumstances, and as national security matters evolve, one might assume that other minority perspectives will enter the debate over national security debate, as well.

Related Papers

Blythe Alice Raviola

ALEJANDRO MARTÍNEZ-DHIER

Patrick Little

"Abstract This paper attempts to examine the underlying conditions which predispose societies to terrorism. The paper will specifically focus within three different regions to provide balance to the discussion. These areas are Western Europe in Northern Ireland, Northern Africa and the Middle East in Algeria and Eastern Europe in the North Caucus within the territory designated as Chechnya. Each chapter of this thesis presents a different case study of the history of a terrorist group and its country of origin. After setting historical foundations, the chapters then analyze these accounts in relation to modern theories of terrorism. The thesis tests theories of terrorism which are based on the arguments derived from five working groups on the topic at the March 2005, Madrid Summit. The groups included the top experts from around the world who are knowledgeable on the categories of terrorism resulting from cultural, economic, political, psychological and religious (or ideological) factors. The case study used the working groups to test the arguments that have been developed by theorists within these categories in order to help bring further understanding to the topic of terrorism. This thesis also tested the hypothesis that claims that multiple combinations of underlying conditions within society blend together to predispose societies to the use of terrorism. In spite of the fact that the combinations of factors varied in importance from case to case, the thesis found that all of the potential underlying conditions which predispose some societies to terrorism mentioned at the Madrid Summit are confirmed in the case studies presented. The thesis shows that the most comprehensive explanations for predisposition of terrorism come from a combination of multiple underlying conditions with varying degrees depending on which society is targeted. Thesis Advisors: Dr. Ken Masugi, Dr. Mark Stout, Dr. Ariel Roth"

Nelufer Nazrul

“Freedom of Expression” is one of the major fundamental rights for the every human being. Without ensuring the “freedom of Expression” other rights cannot be flourished properly.” Democratic atmosphere is necessary for ensuring “freedom of Expression”. Singapore is a small island-state with a huge economic development. While the economy of Singapore flourishes hugely, the “freedom of Expression” shattered on the other hand under the The Government monitoring. The Singaporean The Government gives an explanation of restraining the “freedom of Expression” as cultural demand named “Asian Approaches” or “Asian Values” of human rights. This paper shows that the claim of cultural aspect of the Singaporean The Government is much more political than cultural. The Violation of “Freedom of Expression” is not only the violation of democracy but also the violation of International bills of human rights such as Universal declaration of Human Rights. Singaporean The Government tries to emphasize the cultural relativity approach of the human rights rather than Universal approach. But in this paper I will try to show the politics of the “Authoritarian” The Government to evolve their power and supremacy. This paper will show that the The Government steps toward the rights on “Freedom of Expression” are much more contradictory even with the Constitutional framework which is the strait proof of the political interest of the The Government for sustaining their power. Attempt is made to clarify the obstacles from the The Government on the issue of ensuring “freedom of expression “and human rights situation in Singapore and finally strategy suggestions are made in light of the results of the study. Key Words: Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Universal declaration of Human Rights, Asian Approaches, Singapore,

Judith Fletcher

This paper examines how the narrative voice of the Chorus elides with the voices of characters in the first stasimon of Agamemnon.

Scott Midgley

This paper is an examination of the effect that the New Haven Trials had on the rapid decline of the Black Panther Party

Tiberiu Letia , Kash Khorasani

Journal of Computational Chemistry

Alla Toropova

Nina Ellis Frischmann

Picture this: it is 1945. World War II is finally over. London is in ruins after years of bombing by the Germans. How does a country rebuild after such a tragedy? One of the reactions was a widespread nostalgia that characterized the late1940s and 1950s. Individuals were nostalgic about the world of the early twentieth century, before the horrors technology brought during both World Wars. Some, like post-war British novelists, Angela Thirkell and Evelyn Waugh, created characters profoundly disillusioned by post-war society who wanted to return to a pre-World War II England. Poet Robert Graves, idealized mythology and Goddess worship. Academics, like Mircea Eliade and Joseph Campbell, stressed the importance of returning to a mythological, pre-Industrial lifestyle. And J.R.R. Tolkien completed his fictionalized English mythology. And one man, Gerald Gardner, synthesized a new religion that had over one hundred adherents within five years in England. That religion was Wicca. Why should we, as historians, study Wicca – a non-mainstream religion? On its website, Religious Tolerance states, “Wicca is the fifth largest organized religion in the United States, behind Christianity, Islam, Judaism, and Hinduism.” The United States Congress officially recognized Wicca as a religion in 1973. Its growth is not stagnant; Wicca continues to gain new adherents every year, the majority of whom are women. Hit television shows, like Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Charmed, contribute to Wicca’s shift into the mainstream consciousness in the United States over the past decade. Llewllyn Worldwide is the largest publisher of pagan, New Age, and Wicca-themed products in the world. While Wicca is a non-mainstream religion today, its current growth pattern indicates that it may become a world religion during the twenty-first century. I want to know how this religion grew so quickly, in light of the fact that its original adherents insisted upon secrecy. Unfortunately, there continues to be misconceptions about Wicca. There is a perception that adherents engage in Satanic rituals, which often includes violence, Many of these misconception lead to legal challenges. Over the past twenty years, the main challenges have surrounded the ability to worship for incarcerated prisoners and military servicemen / servicewomen. The courts overwhelmingly rule that Wiccans have all the religious privileges as adherents of world religions. Nostalgia motivated the first community of modern Wiccans to create a sacralized world that countermanded their disillusionment. In my project, I will analyze the creation and popularization of early Wicca as a social movement that consciously returned to a pre-Christian, agriculturally based religious experience. Its creation was viable because of the societal changes and widespread disillusionment in Great Britain following the end of World War II. The great myth of Wicca states its founder Gerald Garner was initiated into a British witchcraft coven in 1939. He spent the next decade learning the secrets of a pre-Christian religion. Then, he broke his vow of secrecy with the publication of Witchcraft Today in 1951. However, it is historically doubtful there was a witchcraft tradition that survived from the Renaissance into modern times. According to the research of Ronald Hutton and Philip Heselton, it is more likely that Gardner synthesized philosophical, historical, anthropological, religious, and literary sources into a comprehensive religious system between 1939 and his death in 1964.

Wm. & Mary …

Benjamin Sovacool

Loading Preview

Sorry, preview is currently unavailable. You can download the paper by clicking the button above.

RELATED PAPERS

Ömer Tuğsal Doruk

Ryan J. Pickard

British Journal of Social Psychology

Treena Jingree

Mark Watson

Lluis Coromina

Roselle Leah K. Rivera

Sara Koopman

Robert Martines

AbuBakr Karolia

Jaffa Panken

Colleen Murphy-Southwick

Elise Murray

Nashim: A Journal of Jewish Women's Studies & Gender Issues 16 (2008)

Eliyana Adler

Ralf Michaels

•   We're Hiring!
•   Help Center
• Find new research papers in:
• Health Sciences
• Earth Sciences
• Cognitive Science
• Mathematics
• Computer Science
• Academia ©2024

• Skip to main content
• Accessibility information

• Enlighten Enlighten
• Publications

Enlighten Publications

• Latest Additions
• Browse by Author
• Browse by Year
• Browse by Journal
• Browse by Research Funder Name
• Browse by Colleges/Schools
• Open Access

In this section

Qualitative research interviews and the study of national security intelligence

) (doi: 10.1093/isp/eky001 )

This article explores the rationales for using interviews as a research method to study national security intelligence, and provides a step-by-step guide for researchers to prepare, conduct, and use interviews in research fields limited by government secrecy. The epistemological and methodological challenges posed by qualitative interviews in the field of intelligence studies are not fundamentally different from those faced in the broader field of international relations. However, government secrecy exacerbates these challenges and increases the need to carefully design and conduct interviews in intelligence research. Scholars of international relations can draw lessons from the best practices of intelligence researchers to overcome these challenges. At the same time, contemporary methodological and epistemological developments in the field of international relations have the potential to broaden the study of intelligence. <br/><br/> Este artículo explica las razones que avalan el uso de las entrevistas como método de investigación para analizar la inteligencia de seguridad nacional. Además, incluye una guía paso a paso para que los investigadores puedan preparar, realizar y usar las entrevistas en áreas de investigación limitadas por el secreto gubernamental. Los desafíos epistemológicos y metodológicos que representan las entrevistas cualitativas en el área de los estudios de inteligencia no difieren, en esencia, de los que representa el amplio campo de las relaciones internacionales. Sin embargo, el secreto gubernamental intensifica dichos desafíos e incrementa la necesidad de diseñar y realizar con cuidado las entrevistas destinadas a la investigación de inteligencia. Los estudiosos de las relaciones internacionales pueden aprender de la labor realizada por los investigadores de inteligencia para superar esos desafíos. Al mismo tiempo, los desarrollos metodológicos y epistemológicos de la época contemporánea en el campo de las relaciones internacionales tienen el potencial de expandir el estudio de inteligencia.

University Staff: Request a correction | Enlighten Editors: Update this record

• Privacy Notice
• Accessibility Statement

The University of Glasgow is a registered Scottish charity: Registration Number SC004401

• Login Login
• WA 08118199691
• [email protected]
• Fikes Uhamka

eJournal Articles :: Kembali :: Sitasi

• Deskripsi Lengkap

Qualitative Research Interviews and the Study of National Security Intelligence

Info Lainnya

Ketersediaan

 Lihat file digital