An Argument for Reflexivity in Intelligence Work

TY - JOUR

T1 - An Argument for Reflexivity in Intelligence Work

AU - Hansen, Flemming Splidsboel

PY - 2012/6

Y1 - 2012/6

N2 - In general, so it is argued in this article, the intelligence community would benefit from an agenda of greater and more conscious reflexivity. This increased self-awareness should as a minimum be applied to the areas of collection, analysis and communication, and it should bring members of the intelligence community to habitually reassess both procedures and standards of their work. Such a process promises to improve analysis, reduce misunderstandings in communication and increase public trust in the intelligence community. It will, in short, help the intelligence community prepare for a turbulent future.

AB - In general, so it is argued in this article, the intelligence community would benefit from an agenda of greater and more conscious reflexivity. This increased self-awareness should as a minimum be applied to the areas of collection, analysis and communication, and it should bring members of the intelligence community to habitually reassess both procedures and standards of their work. Such a process promises to improve analysis, reduce misunderstandings in communication and increase public trust in the intelligence community. It will, in short, help the intelligence community prepare for a turbulent future.

U2 - 10.1080/02684527.2012.668077

DO - 10.1080/02684527.2012.668077

M3 - Journal article

SN - 0268-4527

VL - 27

SP - 349

EP - 370

JO - Intelligence and National Security

JF - Intelligence and National Security

IS - 3

ER -