Preventing and Managing Conflict in an Unstable World
Abstract
The genesis for this anthology occurred almost two years ago. As the internship program grew, we realized that many of their projects were too good to be used only by us. We thought their ideas deserved a forum where others might also benefit from their observations. This anthology is not exhaustive. In fact, there were many more papers we would have liked to include but, alas, we had to make the cut somewhere. These papers were written between 2010 and 2012. As we noted in our recently published monograph, Smart Research: Leveraging Interns and Fellows to Enhance Your Research Program, most often, interns are brought into organizations and given basic tasks. That is not the modus operandi at PKSOI. The number one rule here is that each intern must be given a real assignment, not make work and, most often, that project comes from our or a collaborator s research list. These are research projects that would not otherwise be completed. In addition to research projects, some interns are assigned to operational projects. These vary each semester though there are five fairly long-term projects that are currently in progress. They are: The Peace, Stability, Irregular Warfare Research Project; The International Forum for the Challenges of Peace Operations Research Project; Army Training related to Peace and Stability Activities; Protection of Civilians, and the United Nations Case Studies Project. Dozens of interns have assisted, and in some cases managed intern teams, to support these projects.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 2014
- Accession Number
- ADA606106
Entities
People
- Karen J. Finkenbinder
- Paul M. Sangrey
Organizations
- United States Army War College