| ID | 152027 |
| Title Proper | Governmental re-organization in counterinsurgency context |
| Other Title Information | foreign policy program transfer and operation switchback in south Vietnam |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Strandquist, Jon |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Foreign policy program transfer, the shifting of implementation responsibility for a foreign policy program from one organization to another, is a ubiquitous, yet under-studied, counterinsurgency phenomenon. This article conceptually develops program transfer as an important object of study; analyzes, using archival sources, an empirical case of program transfer, Operation Switchback, drawn from US counterinsurgency practice in South Vietnam; and formulates two preliminary theoretical claims related to program transfer: (1) transferred programs will tend to be altered in accordance with the characteristics of the gaining organization, and (2) program transfer may act as a signal or early-warning indicator of foreign policy change. |
| `In' analytical Note | Small Wars and Insurgencies Vol. 28, No.2; Apr 2017: p. 337-360 |
| Journal Source | Small Wars and Insurgencies Vol: 28 No 2 |
| Key Words | Counterinsurgency ; CIA ; South Vietnam ; Foreign Policy Program Transfer ; US Army Special Forces ; Operation Switchback ; Organizational Transfer ; Governmental re-Organization ; CIDG |