Bordieuan Field Theory as an Instrument for Military Operational Analysis

• Main Author: Håkan Gunneriusson (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Palgrave Macmillan 2017
• Series: New Security Challenges
• Subjects: Computing & information technology; EBO; Pierre Bourdieu; communism; effects-based operations; field theory; information warfare
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This book uses Pierre Bourdieu's field theory as a lens through which to examine military operations. Novel in its approach, this innovative text provides a better, more nuanced understanding of the modern 'battlespace', particularly in instances of prolonged low-intensity conflict. F...