DA4038 SOF Support to Governance

A class to prepare future ARSOF senior leaders with a comprehensive understanding of transitional governance. The course applies theories, methods, and practices to governance-based support activities in competition and conflict, across contested, austere, denied, and politically sensitive environments. Readings constitute historical examples in military governance of WWII reconstruction to regional case studies in transitional governance apparatuses and counter proxy influence.

Lecture Hours

4

Lab Hours

0

Course Learning Outcomes

• Integrates academic study with Civil Affairs governance competencies outlines in US Army Doctrine Field Manual 3-57: Civil Affairs Operations and addresses key findings of the 2021 Civil Affairs Force Modernization Assessment - Functional Solutions Analysis conducted by SWC, USASOC.
• Combines governance studies with applied sciences, mathematical modeling, visual analytics, and relevant case studies.
• Applies theories, methods, and practices to governance-based support activities in competition and conflict, across contested, austere, denied, and politically sensitive environments.