| ID | 132004 |
| Title Proper | Caveat emptor |
| Other Title Information | social science and U.S. national security strategy |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Klinger, Janeen |
| Publication | 2014. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Although intuitively social science has much to contribute to strategy, this article examines the difficulty for strategists doing so. To illustrate the difficulty, the article draws on two social science theories that provided conceptual frameworks for U.S. strategy in the 1960s: deterrence/coercion theory and modernization theory. The article also draws on the cases of Project Camelot in the 1960s and the recent use of human terrain teams to illustrate the difficulty encountered by the military when it tries to use social scientists operationally. |
| `In' analytical Note | Comparative Strategy Vol.33, No.2; April-June 2014: p.167-176 |
| Journal Source | Comparative Strategy Vol.33, No.2; April-June 2014: p.167-176 |
| Key Words | United States - US ; National Security ; National Security Strategy - NSS ; Caveat Emptor ; Political Forces ; Strategic Policies ; Human Terrain ; Modernization Theory ; Deterrence ; Coercion Theory ; Strategic Environment ; Warfare ; Warfare Strategy ; World War - II ; Warfare - History ; Security Policy |