Gunilla Erikkson

Swedish Military Intelligence (eBook, PDF)

Producing Knowledge

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Produktbeschreibung

Builds a revisionary theoretical framework for researching intelligence knowledge and applies it to the Swedish Military and Security DirectorateGunilla Eriksson revises our perception of intelligence as carefully collected data and objective truth, arguing that there are hidden aspects to intelligence analysis that need to be uncovered and critically examined. This twofold study investigates the character of intelligence knowledge and the social context in which it is produced, using the Swedish Military and Security Directorate (MUST) as a case study. Eriksson argues that there is an implicit framework that continuously influences knowledge production: what kind of data is considered relevant, how this data is interpreted and the specific social and linguistic context of the organisation, surrounded by unarticulated norms and specific procedures. She asks whether these conventions hamper or obstruct intelligence assessments; an essential analysis, given that history has shown us the grave consequences basing policy on intelligence's wrong conclusions.Sources include: The annual Swedish Armed Forces Strategic Intelligence Estimates from 1998-2010Lengthy and highly valuable interviews with the analysts, including managers, working at MUST, giving insights into everyday life at the institution and leading to many important resultsParticipant observation carried out by the author at MUST working meetings and seminars during the production process of the 2010 estimate, and drawing on her experience from her years working as an active analyst

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Edinburgh University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. August 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781474413459
• Artikelnr.: 50404249

Autorenporträt

Gunilla Eriksson is a post-doctoral researcher in the Department of War Studies at the Swedish National Defense University. She holds a PhD in political science from Örebro University, Sweden, Prior to her academic career, she was an intelligence analyst at the Swedish Military Intelligence and Security Service (MUST).

Inhaltsangabe

Tables and Figures Acknowledgements
Part I
1: Introduction
* Intelligence - A Special Kind of Knowledge
* Intelligence and Knowledge
* Policy and Knowledge
* Investigating Intelligence Knowledge Production
* Outline of the Book
2: Framework for Researching Intelligence Knowledge
* In Search of Theory
* A View on Institutionalism
* A View on Knowledge
* Social and Textual Discursive Practice
* The Framework Applied
Part II
3 Intelligence in Swedish Political Culture
* The Specificities of Swedish Political Culture
* A Culture of Compromise and Consensus
4: The Institutional Setting
* Task and Legal Framework
* The Process of Tasking and Directing
* The Formalised Intelligence Work Process
5: The Swedish Military Intelligence Directorate
* Before 1945
* From 1945 Until 1989
* From Cold War until Today
* Summary
Part III
6: Practice for Producing Knowledge
* Making Intelligence Analysis
* Phase One: Getting the Question Right
* Phase Two: Reading Up
* Phase Three: the Thinking Process
* Phase Four: Aligning and Creating Support
* Phase Five: Releasing the Assessment
* Summary
7: Practice for Creating Knowledge
* Directing the Intelligence Knowledge
* The Literary Style
* Consistency and Contradictions
* The Ethic Component
* Summary
Part IV
8: The Intelligence Worldview
* Political Realism
* Realism in the Estimates
* Summary
9: The Representation of NATO
* Constructing NATO
* The Representation of NATO
* NATO in an International Context
* Summary
10: The Representation of Russia
* Constructing Russia
* The Representation of Russia
* Russia in an International Context
* Summary
11: The Representation of Terrorism
* The Early Years
* After the Re-Emergence of Terrorism
* Recently
* Summary
12: The Intelligence Discourse
* Language Practice
* Terms and Concepts
* Facts, Arguments and Assumptions
* Summary
Part V
13: The Intelligence 'Style of Thought' and 'Collective of Thought'
* Intelligence Social Practice
* Intelligence Social Discursive Practice
* Intelligence Textual Discursive Practice
* Intelligence Knowledge Discourse
* Concluding Reflections and Suggestions
Bibliography
Literature
Articles
Public Inquiries
Intelligence Estimates and Policy Documents
Interviews
Observations