Appreciating the World: A Framework for Doing Socio-Political Analysis

Abstract

Advocates of Army Leader Development Strategy (ALDS) and the liberal arts share the same goal: cultivation of "agile, adaptive, and innovative" people. Yet, the Army does not have an implementation plan for cultivating these attributes, and its Professional Military Education (PME) institutions do not offer an expansive liberal arts education. Given the contemporary operational environment, any plan to develop critical and creative thinkers must include an appreciation of complex socio-political dynamics. I propose a course of study that moves the Army closer to ALDS's and liberal-arts advocates' aims. I develop a framework comprising nine International Relations (IR) concepts that is applicable not only to "geopolitical" analysis, but to understanding local dynamics as well.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 08, 2012
Accession Number
ADA563100

Entities

People

  • David P. Oakley

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Doctrine
  • Education
  • Environment
  • Foreign Policy
  • Governments
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Literature Surveys
  • Military Education
  • National Security
  • Political Science
  • Political Theory
  • Psychology
  • Social Sciences
  • Sociopolitics
  • Students
  • Training

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Systems Analysis and Design