December 8, 2023
Lewis-Burke Associates has provided campus with a report about DOD's Minerva Research Initiative. Minerva, DOD’s signature university-led social science research program, brings together universities, research institutions, and individual scholars to broaden the understanding of social, cultural, behavioral, and political forces that shape U.S. strategic interests across the world. Minerva’s topics of interest in FY 2023 align closely with and support the Biden Administration’s national security priorities. These eight topics are:
- Societal Cohesion in Crisis;
- Considering Societal Resilience at Multiple Scales;
- Sociotechnical Adaptation to Climate, Food, and Water Stress;
- Social Impact of Technological Change;
- Parasocial Relationships, Social Media, and Radicalization;
- Temporal Orientation and Strategic Considerations;
- Evolving Contexts of Deterrence; and
- War Termination Processes and Prospects.