Dr. David Knoke holds a PhD in Sociology
and Social Work from the University of Michigan and is currently a Professor of
Sociology at the University of Minnesota. His research and teaching covers a
wide range of social, including intra- and interorganizational, health care,
economic, financial, terrorist and counterterror networks.
Dr. Knoke is widely published in the field
of Social Network Analysis and his many books and articles reflect his diverse
interest areas. Recent works include Economic
Networks (2012, Cambridge: Polity Press), which was named by Choice
magazine as one of its ‘Outstanding Academic Titles, 2013’ and “’It Takes a Network’:
The Rise and Fall of Social Network Analysis in U.S. Army Counterinsurgency
Doctrine” (Connections, 33:1-10, 2013).
The latter examines the presence of social
network analysis in military doctrine and practices, in particular its
influence on the U.S. Army’s counterinsurgency (COIN) doctrine that was applied
in both Afghanistan and Iraq. While the
doctrine had some success in Iraq, its application in Afghanistan failed to
defeat the Taliban insurgency. Dr. Knoke points out the failure by the military
and intelligence community to institutionalize the new COIN doctrine and its
SNA methods following the initial success in Iraq and highlights the gap that
currently exists within the military for personnel with network analysis skills
and training.
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