Cross-Cultural Decision Making to Advance Understanding of Human Aspects of the Operational Environment
Abstract
The aim of this project was to hold a multidisciplinary panel at the 5th International Conference on Cross-Cultural Decision-Making to present new scientific findings and advance research on the cross-cultural dimensions of adversarial and allied interactions in conflict contexts. Threat environments are turbulent, rapidly evolving, unpredictable, and increasingly involve cross- cultural dynamics. When these dynamics emerge, where they emerge, how they emerge, and the actors that they involve are often difficult to predict and detect. A common thread, however, is that they characterize cross-cultural decisions by actors from different backgrounds. The Panel convened a cadre of five scientific teams from academia who are developing new theories, databases, analytic methods, and technologies to begin to track and predict the dynamics of violent threats. These efforts focus on basic scientific understanding of the norms, cultural values, attitudes, and institutional structures that affect the decisions that are made regarding strategy and tactics related to the use of violence vs. non-violence and other attempts to gain advantage in military operational environments.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 16, 2017
- Accession Number
- AD1063782
Entities
People
- Clare Sullivan
- Eric Burger
Organizations
- Georgetown University