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Cultural Analysis Conceptual Model 28 June 2012 Prof. Diane Chido Institute for Intelligence Studies at Mercyhurst University. About Professor Chido. Adjunct professor with Institute for Intelligence Studies at Mercyhurst University since 2009 CIRAT DOD Project Manager since 2005
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Cultural Analysis Conceptual Model28 June 2012Prof. Diane ChidoInstitute for Intelligence Studies at Mercyhurst University
About Professor Chido Adjunct professor with Institute for Intelligence Studies at Mercyhurst University since 2009 CIRAT DOD Project Manager since 2005 President DC Analytics - Foundedin October 2008 Woman-owned Small Business Primary Federal Clients U.S. Army and U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute Defense Intelligence Agency/USAFRICOM
Human Geography How DO humans differ from terrain?
Modeling Culture What is our goal? Deep, expert knowledge vs. Effective analytic models
Sub-Saharan African Culture Does this exist?
Human GeographyBasic Elements Ethnographic Social HTA Economic Cultural Political
Human GeographySocial Elements Religion Family Nation Ethnicity Social Gender Age Health Education
Human GeographyEthnographic Elements Cushitic Nilotic Ethnographic Kalenjin Somali Luo Swahili Bantu Kikuyu Luhya Kamba
Human GeographyCultural Elements Relationship to Land Nonverbal Verbal Monochromatic Time Communication Style Polychromatic Cultural Locus of Control Customs External Internal f a e b Other c d God Govt Cuisine Face/Honor /Status Types of Food Sources of Honor/Status Relation to Foreigners Manner Eaten Manner Served Defense
Human GeographyEconomic Elements Standard of Living Fundamentals Economic Rich/ Poor Prices Urban/ Rural Land Ownership Commodities GDP Land Use Personal Finance Mfg Herding Street Exchange Banking Tourism Crops Mining Sharia Bonds Hawala OIL? Cash Food
Human GeographyPolitical Elements Courts Democratic Law Style Police Autocratic Corruption Theocratic Political Oligarchic Military Equipped and Paid Civilian Controlled Professional (NCO cadre) Locusof Power Expectations Village Federal Municipal State Largely Met Largely Unmet
Human Geography: KENYA(Purely Hypothetically) Weighted Elements Ethnographic Social HTA Economic Cultural Political
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