An American Story of Insurgency: Narrative, Discourse, and Power in Knowledge Production

dc.contributor.advisor	Cobb, Sara
dc.contributor.author	Rupert, Michael L.
dc.creator	Rupert, Michael L.	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2014-08-28T03:44:15Z
dc.date.available	2014-08-28T03:44:15Z
dc.date.issued	2013-08	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/1920/8806
dc.description.abstract	Advancement in counterinsurgency research, doctrine, and practice is hindered by discursive boundaries established in part by institutional narratives within the COIN community. Applying a narrative analytical approach, the boundaries set by the insurgency narrative are explored by dismantling claims and evaluations of the insurgent; it's setting, and the central themes of prominent COIN scholars. Reconstructing the definition of insurgency reveals the role of the institutional narrative in suppressing less biased understandings of insurgents and their setting; hindering analysis, and acting as an ideational resource of power.
dc.format.extent	229 pages	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.rights	Copyright 2013 Michael L. Rupert	en_US
dc.subject	Political Science	en_US
dc.subject	Conflict Analysis	en_US
dc.subject	Narrative Analysis	en_US
dc.subject	Security Studies	en_US
dc.title	An American Story of Insurgency: Narrative, Discourse, and Power in Knowledge Production	en_US
dc.type	Dissertation	en
thesis.degree.level	Doctoral	en
thesis.degree.discipline	Conflict Analysis and Resolution	en
thesis.degree.grantor	George Mason University	en