Changing Sociocultural Dynamics and Implications for National Security: Proceedings of a Workshop (2018)
Chapter: Appendix B: Workshop Agenda
Appendix B
Workshop Agenda
CHANGING SOCIOCULTURAL DYNAMICS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR NATIONAL SECURITY:
A WORKSHOP
October 11, 2017
Keck Center
500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC
Room 206
| 8:30 a.m. | Workshop Registration Opens |
| 9:00 a.m. | Workshops Commence |
| 9:00 a.m. |
Welcome and Overview of Events (Webcast from room 201)
Sujeeta Bhatt, Study Director |
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Paul Sackett, University of Minnesota, SBS Decadal Survey Chair |
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David Honey, Director of Science and Technology, ODNI, Study Sponsor |
| 9:30 a.m. |
Workshop Welcome and Ethical Considerations for SBS Research in Support of National Security
Jeffrey Johnson, University of Florida, Workshop Steering Committee Chair, SBS Decadal Survey Committee Member |
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Joy Rohde, University of Michigan, SBS Decadal Survey Committee Member, Workshop Steering Committee Member |
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| 9:45 a.m. | Linking Culture, Language, Behavior, and Data |
| This session will bring together experts involved in the measurement of culture with those engaged in the study of culture, language, and behavior using big data and natural language processing to explore ways for applying these theoretical advancements in big data contexts. There have been recent theoretical developments in the study and measurement of culture. These approaches provide for a better conceptualization and quantification of culture and their potential relationship to behavior, and they have been applied to research at relatively small scales involving mostly primary data collection (e.g., face-to-face interviews). Can these approaches be applied to address larger scale issues in the study of culture at the regional and societal levels involving big data and data mining? | |
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Susan Weller, University of Texas Medical Branch, Session Moderator, Workshop Steering Committee Member |
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Dan Kahan, Yale University |
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William Dressler, University of Alabama |
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Dhiraj Murthy, University of Texas at Austin |
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| 10:45 a.m. | BREAK |
| 11:00 a.m. | Linking Culture, Language, Behavior and Data Panel Discussion Susan Weller, Moderator |
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U. S. Government Participant Reaction |
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| 11:45 a.m. | LUNCH |
| 12:45 p.m. | Cultural, Linguistic, and Behavioral Research and the Triangulation of Data |
| Multiple-method (or triangulation) and multiple-site (replication) research designs are increasingly used across the behavioral and social sciences. Although triangulation facilitates the validation of data through cross verification from more multiple sources and can be used to minimize the effects of bias and deepen one’s understanding and insights into the study results, a number of questions still remain. For example, in cultural, linguistic, and behavioral research, how many sources of data are necessary to trust a conclusion? How do common elements across different contexts improve or hinder triangulation of cultural, linguistic, or behavioral data? What are key challenges in triangulating data that spans a variety of cultures, languages, geographies, data types, and levels of analyses? Thinking ahead to the next 10 years, where might a moderate investment lead to significant improvements in analysis of data using triangulation from a cultural, linguistic, and behavioral perspective? | |
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Mark Liberman, University of Pennsylvania, Session Moderator, Workshop Steering Committee Member |
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Joe Labianca, University of Kentucky |
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David Broniatowski, George Washington University |
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Philip Resnik, University of Maryland, College Park |
| 1:45 p.m. | Cultural, Linguistic, and Behavioral Research and the Triangulation of Data Panel Discussion Mark Liberman, Moderator |
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U. S. Government Participant Reaction |
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| 2:30 p.m. | BREAK |
| 2:45 p.m. | Cultural, Linguistic, and Behavioral Research and the Challenge of Multiple Levels of Analysis |
| Cultural, linguistic, and behavioral analysis can be done at many levels of analysis with a variety of tools. This panel explores from an intelligence perspective these issues: (1) What research has been done to date that crosses and integrates culture-related data across multiple levels, domains, and disciplines? (2) What are the key challenges in selecting a level of analysis, or simultaneously exploring multiple levels of analysis when analyzing a situation from a cultural, linguistic, or behavioral perspective? (3) How can you tell that the wrong level of analysis has been chosen and what are the potential policy ramifications? (4) How are or will new technologies for online data collection and processing impacting the way cultural, linguistic, and behavioral research is conducted at multiple levels? (5) Thinking ahead to the next 10 years, where might a moderate investment lead to significant improvements in multi-level analysis from a cultural, linguistic, and behavioral perspective? | |
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David Matsumoto, San Francisco State University; Session Moderator, SBS Decadal Survey Committee Member, Workshop Steering Committee Member |
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Gwyneth Sutherlin, Geographic Services, Inc. |
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Michele Gelfand, University of Maryland, College Park |
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Jesse A. Egbert, Northern Arizona University |
| 3:45 p.m. |
Cultural, Linguistic, and Behavioral Research and the Challenge of Multiple Levels of Analysis Panel Discussion David Matsumoto, Moderator U. S. Government Participant Reaction |
| 4:30 p.m. |
Roundtable Discussion of Presentations and Wrap-Up
Jeffrey Johnson, SBS Decadal Survey Committee Member, Workshop Steering Committee Member |
| 5:00 p.m. | ADJOURN |
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