SOC 311
Espionage Fall 2016
Division II
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An exploration of the occupational world of intelligence officers. A focus on the 20th-century history of intelligence in the United States, Britain, and the Soviet Union, and on the post 9/11 Western intelligence efforts against Islamist terrorists. An appraisal of the structure and ethos of intelligence work both in the field and in the headquarters analysis of field materials. An examination of the training, social psychology, moral rules-in-use, and world views of intelligence officers, including those engaged in counterintelligence and counterespionage. A look at both remarkable intelligence successes and catastrophic failures. Extensive reading of declassified materials and interviews and oral histories given by former intelligence officers and of memoirs written by them as well as an examination of interviews collected by the instructor.
The Class: Format: seminar
Limit: 25
Expected: 25
Class#: 1040
Grading: no pass/fail option, no fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation: full participation in the seminar, class presentations, and a major paper
Extra Info: may not be taken on a pass/fail basis; not available for the fifth course option
Prerequisites: none
Enrollment Preferences: all students are required to submit an application essay in order to be included in the course
Distributions: Division II

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