Research Summaries

Back Recognizing Patterns of Anomie That Set the Conditions for Insurgency

Fiscal Year 2009
Division Research & Sponsored Programs
Department Cebrowski Institute
Investigator(s) Guttieri, Karen R.
Sponsor Office of Naval Research (Navy)
Summary The goal of this project is to better understand and depict how social unrest leads to insurgencies in order to develop better decision making options. This work will better prepare civilian and military decision-making for future insurgencies in places of unrest by compiling scientific evidence for cause-targeted interventions aimed at anticipating and mitigating societal disorder. If instability-related patterns and risks of societal disorder are to be detected and reversed in time, it is crucial to perform an in-depth assessment of invisible but measurable attitudes that precede subsequently observable patterns of behavior. We seek to detect relevant correlations and interactions between social change and societal disorder at an early stage, as well as to identify the potential for sustainable operational interventions.
Keywords Anomie Insurgency SSTR Peacekeeping Irregular Warfare
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