IP33320 - INTELLIGENCE AND NATIONAL SECURITY

Module Identifier	IP33320
Module Title	INTELLIGENCE AND NATIONAL SECURITY
Academic Year	2001/2002
Co-ordinator	Dr Peter Jackson
Semester	Semester 1
Course delivery	Lecture	10 Hours (10 x 1 hour)
	Seminars / Tutorials	12 Hours (6 x 2 hour)
Assessment	Essay	1 x 2,000 words	30%
	Exam	2 Hours	70%

Objectives

By the end of the module students should be able to:

state what is meant by key terms in intelligence studies
understand the factors influencing the development of modern intelligence agencies
analyse the role of intelligence in international affairs through to 1945
evaluate the methodological and historiographical problems inherent to the study of intelligence
understand the problems that stand in the way of effective intelligence assessment in the twentieth century.

10 ECTS Credits

Aims

The aim of this course is to examine the role of intelligence in national security policy making from the Napoleonic era to the end of the Second World War in 1945. This is done by tracing the evolution of permanent and professional intelligence organisations in international society and by focusing on key events and issues in the international history of this period.

Brief description

Intelligence has been described as the `missing dimension' in the study of international affairs. Yet the period since 1870 has witnessed the development of permanent and professional intelligence agencies within the government bureaucracies of most states. In recent years, intelligence studies has emerged as a significant field of scholarship, casting new light on key events and issues related to decision making and political culture. Yet, at the same time, the study of intelligence faces considerable methodological challenges.

Reading Lists

Books
** Recommended Text
Michael Herman. Intelligence, Power in Peace and War.