The Doris Getsug Research Roundtables - Uncovering Narrative Strategies for the Use of Military Force in U.S. National Security
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The Center for Narrative & Conflict Resolution
presents
The Doris Getsug Research Roundtables
Thursday, March 30, 2017
2:30pm - 4:00pm
Metropolitan Building 5145
Arlington Campus
"Uncovering Narrative Strategies for the Use of Military Force in U.S. National Security"
Presented by John DeRosa, John Grover & Angelica Martinez
This three part research study broadly asks the question, how do strategists construct legitimacy for the use of military force in U.S. national security? A structural analysis of U.S. national security strategies revealed the propositions, sequences, and evaluative points of American "Reasons to Kill" (Rubenstein, 2010). A survey of the National War College class of 2017 revealed the dynamics of how strategists framed and positioned the use of military force across four modern military campaigns. The study also includes analysis of focus groups with War College students, who describe how they made sense of the use of military force and how these narratives will inform their role as strategists.
