Author(s): Ileana-Cinziana SURDU
Publication name: Romanian Intelligence Studies Review
Publisher name: Mihai Viteazul National Intelligence Academy
Publication type: Journal article
Publication date: December 31, 2022
Pagination:
Issue/ Volume: 28/2022
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Abstract:
The article presents the format of an exercise conducted within the Summer
School “Strategic communication, governance and security within the European Union”,
organized in June 2022 by the “Mihai Viteazul” National Intelligence Academy, as part of
the Jean Monnet EUSEGOV Module. The text emphasizes on the techniques of preparation
and implementation, without disclosing neither the topic of the exercise, nor the results
obtained during the summer school.
The present exercise introduces the reader in the alternative scenarios technique
and in the field approached through the analysis- conspiracy theories, it presents the
context of the premises of the topic, establishes the instructions for the participants,
proposes instructions for the moderators, and highlights the analysis directions in the
process of building the alternative scenarios.
The theme proposed makes the exercise accessible for a high range of
participants, with educational and/ or professional background in fields such as European
studies, security and intelligence, public administration, academia, civil society, research,
NGOs, mass-media and others. As such, the exercise is addressed to M.A. and PhD students,
and also to experts interested in the theme and in the technique.
The steps and explanations included validate the exercise as a learning and as a
teaching tool, as it can be replicated into conducting similar exercises.
Keywords: Alternative scenarios, four quadrant model, possible futures,
conspiracy theories, digital social networks.
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