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| 100 | 1 | _aSims, Christopher J. | |
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_aThe Human Terrain System : _boperationally relevant social science research in Iraq and Afghanistan / _cChristopher J. Sims |
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_aCarlisle, PA : _bSSI and US Army War College Press, _c2015 |
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_axv, 504 pages : _billustrations ; _c23 cm |
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| 500 | _a"December 2015." | ||
| 500 | _aSIP1610 | ||
| 504 | _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 393-444). | ||
| 505 | 0 | _aIntroduction -- Capability gap -- Two cultures -- From a military crisis -- Trial, error, and amendment -- Theory and practice -- At the limits of knowledge -- Conclusions. | |
| 520 | _a"The Human Terrain System embedded civilians primarily in brigade combat teams (BCTs) in Iraq and Afghanistan between 2007 and 2014 to act as a collection and dispersal mechanism for sociocultural comprehension. Set against the backdrop of the program's evolution, the experiences of these social scientists clarifies the U.S. Army's decision to integrate social scientists at the tactical level in conflict. Based on interviews, program documents, material from Freedom of Information Act requests, and secondary sources, this book finds a series of limiting factors inhibiting social science research at the tactical level, common to both Iraq and Afghanistan. Complexity in integrating civilians into the military decision making cycle, creating timely research with a high level of fidelity, and making granular research resonate with brigade staff all contributed to inhibiting the overall effect of the Human Terrain System. Yet, while high operational tempo in contested spaces complicates social science research at the tactical level, the author argues that there is a continued requirement for a residual capability to be maintained by the U.S. Army"--Publisher's web site. | ||
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_aarmed forces _xarmy _xsocial sciences _xanthropology _xarmed conflicts _xmilitary strategy _zIraq _zAfghanistan |
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| 653 | _aIraq War, 2003- | ||
| 653 | _aAfghan War, 2001- | ||
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_aUS Army War College. _bStrategic Studies Institute, SSI |
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| 852 | _h355 Sims | ||
| 856 | 4 | 1 | _uhttp://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/download.cfm?q=1308 |
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