Strategic Studies Quarterly

Abstract This article tries to evaluate the idea of “intelligence as a scientific phenomenon and the possibility of scientific study in intelligence field”. Author has two hypothesis: first he argues for methodological similarity between intelligence and science, and then as a second hypothesis, tries to describe ontological similarities between scientific knowledge and intelligence knoweledge. Having explained these two complementary claims, author argues that without academic presence, the idea of intelligence as a scientific phenomenon would remain as a mere claim. So exposing intelligence for academic research agenda would shape its scientific nature.  

Abstract   Indigenous science production is a process based on indigenous problems. So identification of these problems is the firt step in this process. Beside this founding step, gathering appropriate and verified data, and hypothesizing by capable local elites, would provide the prerequisite for indigenous theorization. This article, after a short review on the concept of indigenous science production, argues that intelligence agencie could be a source of indigenous science through  identification of problems, gathering verified data, and spill over of their organizational knowledge to academic  community.