Improving intelligence analysis : bridging the gap between scholarship and practice / Stephen Marrin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marrin, Stephen, author.

Series:

Studies in intelligence series.

Studies in intelligence series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intelligence service.

Intelligence service--Methodology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (192 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon [England] ; New York : Routledge, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book on intelligence analysis written by intelligence expert Dr. Stephen Marrin argues that scholarship can play a valuable role in improving intelligence analysis. Improving intelligence analysis requires bridging the gap between scholarship and practice. Compared to the more established academic disciplines of political science and international relations, intelligence studies scholarship is generally quite relevant to practice. Yet a substantial gap exists nonetheless. Even though there are many intelligence analysts, very few of them are aware of the various writings

Contents:

Front Cover; Improving Intelligence Analysis; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; 1. Bridging the gap between scholarship and practice; 2. Describing intelligence analysis; 3. Improving the science of intelligence analysis; 4. Improving the art of intelligence analysis; 5. Improving intelligence analysis with analytic teams; 6. Improving intelligence analysis through training and education; 7. Using analogies to improve intelligence analysis; 8. Improving intelligence analysis as a profession; 9. The importance of scholarship to practice; Notes; Select bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [174]-177) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-136-68047-0

1-283-59021-2

9786613902665

0-203-81020-1

1-136-68048-9

9780203810200

OCLC:

810082504