Comments on: National Security Research, Imperialist Emergencies and the Minerva Research Initiative: Some Further Consideration (1.1) http://zeroanthropology.net/2008/06/18/national-security-research-imperialist-emergencies-and-the-minerva-research-initiative-some-further-consideration/ Turning and turning in the widening gyre | The falcon cannot hear the falconer | Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold | Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world | The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere | The ceremony of innocence is drowned | The best lack all conviction, while the worst | Are full of passionate intensity. -- W.B. Yeats, The Second Coming Fri, 13 Apr 2012 19:46:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Hugh Gusterson: “Minerva Controversy,” and the SSRC « OPEN ANTHROPOLOGY http://zeroanthropology.net/2008/06/18/national-security-research-imperialist-emergencies-and-the-minerva-research-initiative-some-further-consideration/#comment-2436 Fri, 24 Oct 2008 01:20:22 +0000 http://openanthropology.wordpress.com/?p=1123#comment-2436 [...] all of its research funds to independent civilian agencies, even if they are to sponsor research in the same broad areas? The reasons gos beyond bureaucratic politics, Gusterson [...]

]]> By: Imperializing Open Access and Militarizing Open Source: “What’s yours is ours. What’s ours is ours” « OPEN ANTHROPOLOGY http://zeroanthropology.net/2008/06/18/national-security-research-imperialist-emergencies-and-the-minerva-research-initiative-some-further-consideration/#comment-1569 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:37:24 +0000 http://openanthropology.wordpress.com/?p=1123#comment-1569 [...] Human Terrain System and Minerva have both made it quite clear what kind of research they are interested in, which together consist [...]

]]> By: Maximilian Forte http://zeroanthropology.net/2008/06/18/national-security-research-imperialist-emergencies-and-the-minerva-research-initiative-some-further-consideration/#comment-1242 Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:03:00 +0000 http://openanthropology.wordpress.com/?p=1123#comment-1242 Very, very interesting point, many thanks for that. Yes you are right that I did overlook that facet, so I am glad that you posted this.

]]> By: Torquemada http://zeroanthropology.net/2008/06/18/national-security-research-imperialist-emergencies-and-the-minerva-research-initiative-some-further-consideration/#comment-1241 Fri, 01 Aug 2008 16:12:39 +0000 http://openanthropology.wordpress.com/?p=1123#comment-1241 I would agree with you that this Minerva announcement (NSF08-594) is insidious and foreboding, not to mention highly suspicious. However, you overlook language which is to me the most suspect and ominous, to wit: “to deepen the understanding of the social and behavioral dimensions of national security issues,” “…understanding the role of future societal change in shaping defense activities and capabilities,” “Successful applicants will explore the social, political, and cultural dynamics of authoritarian regimes and what changes are wrought by transitions to and from dictatorial rule,” “the role of national and social identity in building or undermining political unity.”

You might sum up all this with what to me is their real question: “How can we expect American citizens to react when the government declares martial law?” (for “national security” reasons of course)

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