Strategy process and practice research has illuminated the internal dynamics of strategy work – at the cost of backgrounding processes and practices that relate to engagement with external actors. In this conceptual paper, we argue for an extension of this body of work by shifting the focus of research from internal practices and processes towards externally oriented practices of engagement. We do so by critically building on the military strategy literature and develop the concept of strategy as engagement. This concept suggests understanding the role of strategy as bridge between policy and tactics; the importance of grand strategy as the making of policy; and the need to focus attention on tactics as distributed collective action. Thus, we contribute to strategy process and practice research through 1) extending its repertoire to practices of engagement and 2) broadening its epistemic foundation through a critical reading of military strategy.

战略过程和实践研究阐明了战略工作的内部动态——以与外部参与者参与相关的背景过程和实践为代价。在这篇概念性论文中，我们主张通过将研究重点从内部实践和流程转移到面向外部的参与实践来扩展这项工作。我们通过批判性地建立军事战略文献来做到这一点，并将战略概念发展为参与。这个概念建议理解战略作为政策和战术之间桥梁的作用；大战略作为政策制定的重要性；以及需要将注意力集中在作为分布式集体行动的策略上。因此，