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A Decadal Survey of the Social and Behavioral Sciences A Research Agenda for Advancing Intelligence Analysis: Digest Version (2019) / Chapter Skim
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3 Capitalizing on Opportunities in Social and Behavioral Science Research: A 10-Year Vision
Pages 23-26

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... CONCLUSION 13: SBS research offers a fundamental -- indeed essential -- contribution to the mission of the IC, a mission that requires understanding of what human beings do, how, and why. The research described in this report amply demonstrates the critical importance of • interdisciplinary research -- both foundational and applied and domestic and international -- designed to take advantage of and integrate theory, methodology, and data from across SBS fields to yield new insights into human behavioral and social processes with relevance to national security; •  integration of basic science and developing research on the human behavior and social processes, as well as advances in computational methods for large-scale data analysis, with the expertise of the IC on analytic methods and challenges; 23
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... Realizing most of the opportunities identified in this report will depend on the integration of research from SBS fields with work from technical fields including engineering, computer science, and neuroscience. Technological developments occur in a social and economic context: SBS research is therefore essential to understanding the potential applications and benefits, risks, and long-term effects of sophisticated technology and to its sound application, despite significant differences in theory and method between these two cultures.
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From page 25...
... The committee had no empirical foundation on which to base specific recommendations about institutional structures within the IC, and future efforts will need to be considered in light of particular efforts currently under way. Whatever structures are chosen, effective interchange is likely to involve four key ingredients: • identifying and building on successful examples; • strengthening bridges between the two communities; • providing opportunities for analytic staff to build their knowledge of SBS research; and • drawing on the principles of human–systems integration.
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... This report comes at a critical time in the nation's history. New threats, as well as complex new methods and tools analysts can use to understand trends and developments, identify immediate threats, and forecast future problems, are bringing profound changes.
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