This edited volume brings together a range of essays by individuals who are centrally involved in the debate about the role and utility of theory in intelligence studies. The volume includes both classic essays and new articles that critically analyse some key issues: strategic intelligence, the place of international relations theory, theories of ‘surprise’ and ‘failure’, organisational issues, and contributions from studies of policing and democratisation. It concludes with a chapter that summarises theoretical developments, and maps out an agenda for future research. This volume will be at the forefront of the theoretical debate and will become a key reference point for future research in the area. This book will be of much interest for students of Intelligence Studies, Security Studies and Politics/International Relations in general.
Author(s): Mark Phythian:
Edition: 1
Year: 2008
Language: English
Pages: 256
Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 6
Copyright......Page 7
Contents......Page 8
Contributors......Page 10
Acknowledgements......Page 14
Introduction......Page 16
1 An historical theory of intelligence......Page 19
2 Intelligence as risk shifting......Page 31
3 Sketches for a theory of strategic intelligence......Page 48
4 Intelligence theory and theories of international relations: Shared world or separate worlds?......Page 69
5 Theory of surprise......Page 88
6 Analysis, war, and decision: Why intelligence failures are inevitable......Page 102
7 Intelligence in a turbulent world: Insights from organization theory......Page 127
8 Intelligence analysis and decisionmaking: Methodological challenges......Page 146
9 Defending adaptive realism: Intelligence theory comes of age......Page 166
10 Policing, intelligence theory and the new human security paradigm: Some lessons from the field......Page 181
11 Theory and intelligence reconsidered......Page 201
12 Theories of intelligence: Where are we, where should we go and how might we proceed?......Page 223
Select bibliography......Page 242
Index......Page 245
