TY - JOUR
T1 - Counterinsurgency and terror expertise
T2 - The integration of social scientists into the war effort
AU - Miller, David
AU - Mills, Tom
PY - 2010/6/1
Y1 - 2010/6/1
N2 - In this paper the authors draw upon the tradition of Power Structure Research to analyse the increased interpenetration of the military and the social sciences, particularly the recruitment of anthropologists and the adoption and adaptation of counterinsurgency strategies. It is argued that such actors should be understood not as disinterested 'experts' but as being organically embedded in a military-industrial-academic complex. The paper considers a number of contemporary examples as well as considering the historical roots of these trends. It is argued that this interpenetration violates the ethical norms of the academy and the moral and social responsibilities of intellectuals.
AB - In this paper the authors draw upon the tradition of Power Structure Research to analyse the increased interpenetration of the military and the social sciences, particularly the recruitment of anthropologists and the adoption and adaptation of counterinsurgency strategies. It is argued that such actors should be understood not as disinterested 'experts' but as being organically embedded in a military-industrial-academic complex. The paper considers a number of contemporary examples as well as considering the historical roots of these trends. It is argued that this interpenetration violates the ethical norms of the academy and the moral and social responsibilities of intellectuals.
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UR - https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09557571.2010.481664
U2 - 10.1080/09557571.2010.481664
DO - 10.1080/09557571.2010.481664
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:79956249273
SN - 0955-7571
VL - 23
SP - 203
EP - 221
JO - Cambridge Review of International Affairs
JF - Cambridge Review of International Affairs
IS - 2
ER -