Stephen Jolly
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Stephen Jolly is a Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge
; a Fellow of the Cambridge Judge Business School; and since 2005, has been Director of External Affairs & Communications for the University of Cambridge
. He was educated at Christ's College, Cambridge
, the University of Sussex
and the University of British Columbia
, Canada, where he held both a Commonwealth Scholarship
and a Killam Fellowship in the late 1980s.
Jolly has a research interest in black propaganda
and has published extensively on the topic. Research by Jolly was cited as evidence by the House of Commons Defence Select Committee
in its Third Report on Information Operations in 2003-4.
A former instructor at the British Defence Intelligence & Security Centre
, Chicksands
, he was a Visiting Fellow in Psychological Warfare
at the International Centre for Security Analysis, Department of War Studies, King's College, London (1999–2002). Web sources link Jolly to Shadow
, a special operations unit, known officially as 15 (UK) Psychological Operations Group, embedded within the 1 MI Military Intelligence Brigade of the British Army's Intelligence Corps.
Jolly is a member of the Cambridge University Military Education Committee and an honorary Captain in the Cambridge University Officers' Training Corps (CUOTC), whose alumni are known colloquially as Light Blue Volunteers.
during the period when the foreign section of the Secret Service Bureau was being transformed into the Directorate of Military Intelligence Section 6 (MI6)
, thereby laying the foundations for today's Secret Intelligence Service
(SIS). During WW1, Sub-Lieutenant Jolly, a RNVR officer, is said to have enlivened his MI6 duties by writing for Tatler
, the society magazine. Jolly was one of only five intelligence officers employed by MI6 during those early years.
Clare College, Cambridge
Clare College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England.The college was founded in 1326, making it the second-oldest surviving college of the University after Peterhouse. Clare is famous for its chapel choir and for its gardens on "the Backs"...
; a Fellow of the Cambridge Judge Business School; and since 2005, has been Director of External Affairs & Communications for the University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
. He was educated at Christ's College, Cambridge
Christ's College, Cambridge
Christ's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.With a reputation for high academic standards, Christ's College averaged top place in the Tompkins Table from 1980-2000 . In 2011, Christ's was placed sixth.-College history:...
, the University of Sussex
University of Sussex
The University of Sussex is an English public research university situated next to the East Sussex village of Falmer, within the city of Brighton and Hove. The University received its Royal Charter in August 1961....
and the University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia is a public research university. UBC’s two main campuses are situated in Vancouver and in Kelowna in the Okanagan Valley...
, Canada, where he held both a Commonwealth Scholarship
Commonwealth Scholarship
The Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan is an international programme under which Commonwealth governments offer scholarships and fellowships to citizens of other Commonwealth countries.-History:...
and a Killam Fellowship in the late 1980s.
Jolly has a research interest in black propaganda
Black propaganda
Black propaganda is false information and material that purports to be from a source on one side of a conflict, but is actually from the opposing side. It is typically used to vilify, embarrass or misrepresent the enemy...
and has published extensively on the topic. Research by Jolly was cited as evidence by the House of Commons Defence Select Committee
Defence Select Committee
The Defence Select Committee is one of the Select Committees of the British House of Commons, having been established in 1979. It oversees the operations of the Ministry of Defence and its associated public bodies, including the armed forces.-Membership:...
in its Third Report on Information Operations in 2003-4.
A former instructor at the British Defence Intelligence & Security Centre
Defence Intelligence and Security Centre
Defence Intelligence and Security Centre is the location of the Headquarters of both the Defence College of Intelligence and the British Army Intelligence Corps...
, Chicksands
Chicksands
Chicksands is a village in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England and part of the civil parish of Campton and Chicksands . It is on the River Flit. Nearby places are Shefford and Campton....
, he was a Visiting Fellow in Psychological Warfare
Psychological warfare
Psychological warfare , or the basic aspects of modern psychological operations , have been known by many other names or terms, including Psy Ops, Political Warfare, “Hearts and Minds,” and Propaganda...
at the International Centre for Security Analysis, Department of War Studies, King's College, London (1999–2002). Web sources link Jolly to Shadow
Defence Intelligence and Security Centre
Defence Intelligence and Security Centre is the location of the Headquarters of both the Defence College of Intelligence and the British Army Intelligence Corps...
, a special operations unit, known officially as 15 (UK) Psychological Operations Group, embedded within the 1 MI Military Intelligence Brigade of the British Army's Intelligence Corps.
Jolly is a member of the Cambridge University Military Education Committee and an honorary Captain in the Cambridge University Officers' Training Corps (CUOTC), whose alumni are known colloquially as Light Blue Volunteers.
History
A recent study has connected the Jolly family with Mansfield CummingMansfield Smith-Cumming
Captain Sir George Mansfield Smith-Cumming, KCMG, CB was the first director of what would become the Secret Intelligence Service , also known as MI6...
during the period when the foreign section of the Secret Service Bureau was being transformed into the Directorate of Military Intelligence Section 6 (MI6)
Directorate of Military Intelligence
The Directorate of Military Intelligence was a department of the British War Office.Over its lifetime the Directorate underwent a number of organisational changes, absorbing and shedding sections over time.- History :...
, thereby laying the foundations for today's Secret Intelligence Service
Secret Intelligence Service
The Secret Intelligence Service is responsible for supplying the British Government with foreign intelligence. Alongside the internal Security Service , the Government Communications Headquarters and the Defence Intelligence , it operates under the formal direction of the Joint Intelligence...
(SIS). During WW1, Sub-Lieutenant Jolly, a RNVR officer, is said to have enlivened his MI6 duties by writing for Tatler
Tatler
Tatler has been the name of several British journals and magazines, each of which has viewed itself as the successor of the original literary and society journal founded by Richard Steele in 1709. The current incarnation, founded in 1901, is a glossy magazine published by Condé Nast Publications...
, the society magazine. Jolly was one of only five intelligence officers employed by MI6 during those early years.
Articles
Articles published include:- Who's Afraid of Viktor ShklovskyViktor ShklovskyViktor Borisovich Shklovsky was a Russian and Soviet critic, writer, and pamphleteer.-Life:...
? On The Nature of Persuasion and the Work of an Unjustly Neglected Russian FormalistRussian formalismRussian formalism was an influential school of literary criticism in Russia from the 1910s to the 1930s. It includes the work of a number of highly influential Russian and Soviet scholars such as Viktor Shklovsky, Yuri Tynianov, Vladimir Propp, Boris Eichenbaum, Roman Jakobson, Grigory Vinokur who...
, Impact: The Magazine of the Association of Commonwealth Universities PR, Marketing and Communications Network, 6-7: No 11 (August 2011)
- We are all Marketeers Now, CAM: Cambridge University Alumni Magazine, 39: Issue 63 (Easter 2011)
- Crimes of Coercive Persuasion: Rectification under the Khmer RougeKhmer RougeThe Khmer Rouge literally translated as Red Cambodians was the name given to the followers of the Communist Party of Kampuchea, who were the ruling party in Cambodia from 1975 to 1979, led by Pol Pot, Nuon Chea, Ieng Sary, Son Sen and Khieu Samphan...
, Falling Leaf: The Journal of the Psywar Society, 173, 52-55 (2001)
- Ungentlemanly Warfare: A Reassessment of British Black PropagandaBlack propagandaBlack propaganda is false information and material that purports to be from a source on one side of a conflict, but is actually from the opposing side. It is typically used to vilify, embarrass or misrepresent the enemy...
Operations 1941-1945, Falling Leaf: The Journal of the Psywar Society, 171, 148-156; 172, 23-37 (2001)
- From SOB to I/OPs: The Unwritten History of British Black PropagandaBlack propagandaBlack propaganda is false information and material that purports to be from a source on one side of a conflict, but is actually from the opposing side. It is typically used to vilify, embarrass or misrepresent the enemy...
1947-97, Falling Leaf: The Journal of the Psywar Society, 171, 130-134 (2001)
- The Mardin Essay: Psychological WarfarePsychological warfarePsychological warfare , or the basic aspects of modern psychological operations , have been known by many other names or terms, including Psy Ops, Political Warfare, “Hearts and Minds,” and Propaganda...
and Public RelationsPublic relationsPublic relations is the actions of a corporation, store, government, individual, etc., in promoting goodwill between itself and the public, the community, employees, customers, etc....
, Frontline: The Global Public Relations Quarterly, 22 (4), 22-30 (2000)
- Wearing the Stag's Head Badge: British Combat PropagandaPropagandaPropaganda is a form of communication that is aimed at influencing the attitude of a community toward some cause or position so as to benefit oneself or one's group....
since 1945, Falling Leaf: The Journal of the Psywar Society, 170, 86-89 (2000)
- Morale Operations: The Cinderella of Covert PropagandaPropagandaPropaganda is a form of communication that is aimed at influencing the attitude of a community toward some cause or position so as to benefit oneself or one's group....
Operations?, Falling Leaf: The Journal of the Psywar Society, 170, 114-116 (2000)
- Understanding Body LanguageBody languageBody language is a form of non-verbal communication, which consists of body posture, gestures, facial expressions, and eye movements. Humans send and interpret such signals almost entirely subconsciously....
: Birdwhistell'sRay BirdwhistellRay Birdwhistell was an American anthropologist who founded kinesics as a field of inquiry and research. The term kinesics was originally coined by Birdwhistell, and he also proposed the term kineme....
Theory of KinesicsKinesicsKinesics is the interpretation of body language such as facial expressions and gestures — or, more formally, non-verbal behavior related to movement, either of any part of the body or the body as a whole.-Birdwhistell's work:...
, Corporate Communications: An International Journal, 5 (3), 133-139 (2000)
- Delmer'sSefton DelmerDenis Sefton Delmer was a British journalist and propagandist for the British government. Fluent in German, he became friendly with Ernst Röhm who arranged for him to interview Adolf Hitler in the 1930s...
Maxims of SubversionSubversionApache Subversion is a software versioning and a revision control system distributed under a free license. Developers use Subversion to maintain current and historical versions of files such as source code, web pages, and documentation...
: British Black PropagandaBlack propagandaBlack propaganda is false information and material that purports to be from a source on one side of a conflict, but is actually from the opposing side. It is typically used to vilify, embarrass or misrepresent the enemy...
Techniques in WW2, Falling Leaf: The Journal of the Psywar Society, 169, 64-70 (2000)
- Text or Context: Östman's Theory of Persuasion, The Journal of Communication Management, 4 (2), 159-163 (1999)
- Corporate Advocacy in Public Affairs: Winning a Voice in the Marketplace of Ideas, International Public Relations Review, 21 (3), 10-13 (1999)