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Workshop: Cognitive Superiority

This workshop is for participants at the conference Understanding Cognitive Superiority who intend to contribute an article to a special collection in the Scandinavian Journal of Military Studies (2027).

Registration deadline

Friday 11 September 2026

Contact

Assoc. Prof. K. Enstad Section for Land Power Studies, Norwegian Military Academy
Email: kenstad@mil.no

Programme

Day 2 – Towards a Field of Study

09.00–09.15  Welcome back (streamed)

09.15–10.00  Lecture (streamed) David Alberts

10.00–10.30  Discussion and reflections (streamed)
Moderated discussion

  • Reflections on Day 1
  • Responses to the Alberts keynote
  • Areas of convergence and disagreement
  • Questions for further exploration

10.30–10.45  Coffee break

10.45–12.00  Working groups
Groups are invited to discuss:

  • What are the most important concepts emerging from the conference?
  • Where do the papers reinforce one another?
  • Where do they diverge?
  • What themes connect the different contributions?
  • What are the implications for future research?
  • How might the contributions be organised into a coherent special collection?

12.00–12.40  Key takeaways
Rapporteurs present:

  • Key insights
  • Cross-cutting themes
  • Conceptual gaps
  • Recommendations for the special collection

12.40–13.00  Sum Up and Way Ahead

  • Towards a field of study
  • Publication plans
  • Next steps
  • Closing remarks

13.00–  Lunch

Conference: Understanding Cognitive Superiority

The workshop is part of the conference Understanding Cognitive Superiority, 15 September in Oslo. Click for separate conference registration.

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