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Sociocultural analysis

Sociocultural analysis refers to the analysis of adversaries and other relevant actors that integrates concepts, knowledge, and understanding of societies, populations, and other groups of people, including their activities, relationships, and perspectives across time and space at varying scales.  Also called SCA. 

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