Understanding Narratives for National Security

Beginning in October 2017, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine organized a set of workshops designed to gather information for the Decadal Survey of Social and Behavioral Sciences for Applications to National Security. The sixth workshop focused on understanding narratives for national security purposes, and this publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from this workshop.Table of ContentsFront Matter1 Introduction2 Narrative Research in the Social and Behavioral Sciences3 The Science of Narrative Communication4 Narrative and Emerging Technologies5 Narrative and Power6 Summative CommentsAppendix A Statement of Task for the Decadal Survey of Social andBehavioral Sciences for Applications to National SecurityAppendix B Workshop AgendaAppendix C Participants ListAppendix D Biographical Sketches of Steering Committee Members andPresenters