CRASSH

Mars turns to Minerva

Tuesday, 7 July 2009 to Wednesday, 8 July 2009
Location: CRASSH Seminar Room, 17 Mill Lane

Tuesday 7th July
9.30 - 10.00	Registration and tea and coffee
10.00 - 10.30	Welcome and introduction (Josef Ansorge and Tarak Barkawi)
10.30 - 12.30	Panel I - Mars in the 21st Century Chair: Tarak Barkawi (University of Cambridge) Ian Westerman (Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre, (UK)) Why states fail and how civil-military intervention can re-create stability Sean McFate (National Defence University (US)) Bridging the academic-military divide via doctrine: headway or hype? Adam Silverman (US Army Human Terrain System) Between Doctrine and Discipline: The Intersection of Military Applications of Social Science Concepts, Knowledge, and Research Discussant: Rosemary Hollis (City University, London)
12.30 - 14.00	Lunch
14.00 - 15.45	Panel II - Locales (Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan) Chair: Duncan Bell (University of Cambridge) Margaret Mills (Ohio State University) An Afghan Fishing Expedition: PRT Personnel, Diplomats, Afghan Local Officials and Civilians on Military Local Knowledge Initiatives Pervaiz Nazir (University of Cambridge) On the uses of Ethnography and Anthropology: War and Control across the Durand Line Glen Rangwala (University of Cambridge) TBA Discussant: Laleh Khalili (School of Oriental and African Studies, London)
15.45 - 16.15	Tea and coffee
16.15 - 18.00	Panel III - Minerva’s Methods Chair: Dorothy Noyes (Ohio State University) Simon Reay Atkinson (University of Cambridge) Returning Science to the Social Lisa Stampnitzky (University of California, Berkeley) From “insurgency” to “terrorism”: the transformation of political violence in the 1970s Nicola Perugini (University of Siena, Italy) Between Bio–Economies and Necro–Economies: New Warfare, Humanitarianism and Science Discussant: Ned Lebow (Dartmouth College)

Wednesday 8th July
9.00 - 10.45	Panel IV - Minerva in the Field I Chair: Josef Ansorge (University of Cambridge) Donald Bray (Deloitte Consulting) An overview of social research methods in support of military operations in contemporary Afghanistan Dave Beall (US Army) The development and fate of local knowledge in modern counterinsurgencies: an overview of the military’s best efforts to understand the operating environment in Iraq and Afghanistan Colleen Bell (University of Bristol) War by other means: the problem of population and the civilianization of warfare in Coalition missions Discussant: Tarak Barkawi (University of Cambridge)
10.45 - 11.15	Tea and coffee
11.15 -1300	Panel V - Minerva in the Field II Chair: Lisa Smirl (University of Cambridge) Roy Lindelauf and MWM Kitzen (Netherlands Defence Academy) Winning the Minds: Exploring the Vital Role of Local Powerbrokers in Afghan Societal Networks Huw Davies (Joint Services Command and Staff College (UK)) Know your friends and know your enemies: British Political, Social and Cultural Intelligence on Central Asian Populations in the Nineteenth Century Laurie Rush (US Army Installation Management Command) Adding Heritage Landscapes to the Cultural Curriculum Discussant: Dorothy Noyes (Ohio State University)
13.00 - 14.00	Lunch
14.00 - 15.45	Panel VI - Critical Perspectives Chair: Alex Anievas (University of Cambridge) Matthew Ford (Kings College London) "Creating facts on the ground" - Post positivism, critical thinking and the military engagement with the social sciences David Matthews (Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre (UK)) Expert Advice in Government Policy and Planning Processes: The quest for a comprehensive approach and the need for reflective practice Josef Ansorge (University of Cambridge) The New Spirit of War Field Manual Discussant: Eyal Weizman (Goldsmiths College, University of London)
15.45 - 16.15	Coffee
16.15 -18.00	Panel VII - Reflections and Discussion Chair: Tarak Barkawi (University of Cambridge) Bradley Carter (US Army Command and General Staff College) Rick Hermann (Ohio State University) Ned Lebow (Dartmouth College) Tony Milton (Commandant General Royal Marines (2002-2004)) Dorothy Noyes (Ohio State University)