Two sides of the same COIN: a critical analysis of "winning hearts and minds" in counterinsurgency operations

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dc.contributor.authorGreenfield, Channah Sharone
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeCharron, Andrea (Political Studies)
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteePeeler, Bryan (Political Studies)
dc.contributor.supervisorFergusson, James
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-04T19:51:20Z
dc.date.available2024-09-04T19:51:20Z
dc.date.issued2024-08-20
dc.date.submitted2024-08-20T22:18:31Zen_US
dc.degree.disciplinePolitical Studies
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts (M.A.)
dc.description.abstractHearts and Minds Theory’ has been raised from the ashes of the 20th century and indiscriminately applied to conflicts in the 21st Century without sufficient critical analysis of the theory itself, the context of its origins, and modern applicability. This research investigates deficits in the application of HaM Theory protocols in counterinsurgency operations as well as its repeated use by the USA to combat counterinsurgencies across the world despite repeated military failures. In order to have a fuller understanding of HaM Theory and its aptitude for success, this research examines the insurgent origins of HaM Theory, the application of the theory’s core pillars in counterinsurgency (COIN) operations, as well as COIN operations that have employed HaM Theory. USA COIN operations continue to employ soft-power frameworks (such as HaM Theory) despite the Groundhog Day-like cycle that they perpetuate. This research analyzes why American Strategic Culture and Exceptionalist self-image leaves no alternative but to continue to repeat this pattern. This critical analysis of the HaM Theory and its attractiveness will provide a critical baseline for understanding future engagement in foreign intervention to support COIN operations and their consequences.
dc.description.noteOctober 2024
dc.description.sponsorshipUM Graduate Studies Bursary | 2023-24, University of Manitoba MSBI Bursary Fund | 2023-24, University of Manitoba Israel & Babs Asper Memorial Scholarship | 2022, Jewish Foundation of Manitoba Patty & Jack Sherman Memorial Scholarship | 2022, Jewish Foundation of Manitoba Rivke Fleisher Memorial Scholarship | 2022, Jewish Foundation of Manitoba Canada Graduate Scholarships: Master's (CGS-M) | 2020-21, Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Arts Endowment Fund Grant | 2020, University of Manitoba Graduate Studies Funding | 2020, Manitoba Chair of Global Governance Studies (MCGGS) Graduate Studies Funding | 2019, Stephen A. Jarislowsky Chair: Modern History of the Middle East & North Africa Rosemarie Schilling Finlay Fellowship for Graduate Studies | 2019, St. Paul's College, University of Manitoba
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/38508
dc.language.isoeng
dc.subjectInternational Relations
dc.subjectDefence & Security Studies
dc.subjectCounterinsurgency
dc.subjectInsurgency
dc.subjectMilitary
dc.subjectAmerican History
dc.subjectWarfare
dc.subjectArmed Conflict
dc.subjectIrregular Warfare
dc.subjectHearts and Minds
dc.titleTwo sides of the same COIN: a critical analysis of "winning hearts and minds" in counterinsurgency operations
local.subject.manitobano
oaire.awardTitleCanada Graduate Scholarship-Master’s (CGS M)
oaire.awardURIhttps://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/results-resultats/award_search-recherche_attributions/index-eng.aspx
project.funder.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13039/501100000155
project.funder.nameSocial Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)
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