Footnotes是美國社會學會(ASA)的會員通訊,上面經常刊登一些社會學的動向與社會學者的活動,七月份的Footnotes出現了一則特殊的報導,標題是《社會學分析技術應用在捕捉海珊》!
Brian Reed美國西點軍校畢業,目前在University of Maryland-College Park的社會學所攻讀博士學位。他在2001年7月號的《軍事評論》(Military Review)上發表文章一篇鼓吹軍事社會學的文章,提到:
It is apparent that a requirement on today’s battlefield is to make an assessment of the political and social architecture of the operating environment. To successfully accomplish this requires more than a reading of field manuals, but also an understanding of the local culture, political history, and the basics of managing a successful government. It is my belief that an understanding of the basics of sociological concepts for example, justice and balance theory, exchange theory, and social networks could potentially serve as a combat multiplier and therefore be the difference between success and failure.?