Effective Use of Strategic Communication

Abstract

At strategic, operational, and tactical levels there are good and bad examples of the use of strategic communication. Two of the primary reasons for the ineffective application of strategic communication are the lack of a fundamental understanding of strategic communication as a process and the lack of a common definition. This paper will provide a fundamental understanding of strategic communication. It will provide a common definition that will assist practitioners of strategic communication. It will also assess the effectiveness of strategic communication using three case studies. Examination of these case studies will highlight examples that can assist with the successful execution of strategic communication within US policy-making agencies and assist strategic level planning and execution. These examples highlight effective methods executed in practice and theory. It is from these examples that lessons learned can be ascertained and put into practice until there is a common definition for strategic communication across the national elements of power.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA521764

Entities

People

  • John Kolessar

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Case Studies
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Department Of Defense
  • Education
  • Governments
  • International Law
  • National Security
  • Social Networking Services
  • Strategic Communications
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • United States Military Academy
  • Vietnam War
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Radio communications and signal processing.
  • Systems Analysis and Design