Understanding Narratives for National Security: Proceedings of a Workshop (2018)
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"Appendix B Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2018. Understanding Narratives for National Security: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/25119.
Appendix B
Workshop Agenda
UNDERSTANDING NARRATIVES FOR NATIONAL SECURITY
PURPOSES: A WORKSHOP
January 24, 2018
Keck Center
500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC
Room 101
| 8:30 a.m. | Workshop Registration Opens |
| 9:00 a.m. | Workshops Commence |
| 9:00 a.m. | Welcome and Overview of Events |
| Sujeeta Bhatt, Study Director | |
| Audience information | |
| Paul Sackett, University of Minnesota, SBS Decadal Survey Chair | |
| Welcome | |
| William “Bruno” Millonig, Acting Director of National | |
| Intelligence for Science and Technology, Office of the Director of National Intelligence | |
| Sponsor perspective and context for study and workshops | |
| 9:30 a.m. | Opening Remarks |
| Carmen Medina, MedinAnalytics, LLC, Workshop Committee Chair |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix B Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2018. Understanding Narratives for National Security: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/25119.
| Research Panel Presentations and Discussion | |
| 9:35 a.m. | Panel 1: Introduction to Narrative Research in the Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| Moderators: Jeffrey Johnson, University of Florida, and Betty Sue Flowers, University of Texas, Austin | |
| Speakers will present on the state-of-the-art in narrative studies and examine cutting-edge questions relevant to national security and intelligence analysis. | |
| Roberto Franzosi, Emory University | |
| Mark Turner, Case Western Reserve University | |
| James Pennebaker, University of Texas, Austin | |
| Michael Bamberg, Clark University | |
| 10:30 a.m. | Discussion and Q&A |
| 10:45 a.m. | BREAK |
| 10:55 a.m. | Panel 2: Why study narrative? What is the comparative advantage of the study of narrative for national security? How might we study/track narratives comprehensively in real time? |
| Moderators: Carmen Medina, MedinAnalytics, LLC, and David Matsumoto, San Francisco State University | |
| Michael Dahlstrom, Iowa State University | |
| Pauline Cheong, Arizona State University | |
| Mark Turner, Case Western Reserve University | |
| 11:50 a.m. | Discussion and Q&A |
| 12:05 p.m. | LUNCH |
| 1:05 p.m. | Panel 3: How might artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies affect narratives and their formation? |
| What is the impact of social media on the development and dissemination of narratives? | |
| Moderators: Sara Cobb, George Mason University, and Doug Randall, Protagonist |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix B Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2018. Understanding Narratives for National Security: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/25119.
| Michael Young, University of Utah | |
| Catherine Tejeda, Parenthetic | |
| 2:00 p.m. | Discussion and Q&A |
| 2:15 p.m. | BREAK |
| 2:25 p.m. | Panel 4: What is the relation of narrative to power? How does narrative work as a tool for mobilization and intervention? How do different societies’ narratives vary and sometimes clash? |
| Moderators: Jeffrey Johnson, University of Florida, and Sara Cobb, George Mason University | |
| James Phelan, Ohio State University | |
| Debra Louison Lavoy, Narrative Builders | |
| Michael Bamberg, Clark University | |
| 3:20 p.m. | Summative Comments |
| Karen Monaghan, Central Intelligence Agency (retired) | |
| Josh Kerbel, National Intelligence University | |
| 3:50 p.m. | Discussion and Q&A |
| 4:50 p.m. | Closing Remarks |
| Carmen Medina, MedinAnalytics, LLC, Workshop Committee Chair | |
| 5:00 p.m. | ADJOURN |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix B Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2018. Understanding Narratives for National Security: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/25119.
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