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... THE DECADAL SURVEY OF SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES FOR APPLICATIONS TO NATIONAL SECURITY A decadal survey is a method for engaging members of a research community to identify lines of research with the greatest potential utility in the pursuit of a particular goal. The National Academies pioneered this type of survey with a study of ground-based astronomy in 1964.1 Since then, committees appointed by the National Academies have conducted more than 15 decadal surveys.
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... understanding narratives for national security purposes. Separate steering committees, whose membership included both members of the Decadal Survey Committee and additional experts in the topics to be addressed, were appointed to plan these workshops.
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... Sackett observed that the Decadal Survey Committee will rely heavily on input from experts in the communities of national security and behavioral and social science research. Given the breadth of the committee's charge, he explained, it must cast a wide net, extending well beyond the specific expertise of its members to seek feedback from many sources.
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... INTRODUCTION TO THE WORKSHOP ON UNDERSTANDING NARRATIVES FOR NATIONAL SECURITY PURPOSES The history of narrative and storytelling ranges from prehistoric cave paintings to modern-day social media hashtags, remarked Carmen Medina in opening the workshop. As an employee of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)


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