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Peace: A Conceptual Survey
"Peace is an elusive concept with many different meanings. Traditionally, it has been equated with the absence of war or violence, but such “negative peace” has limited value as it lumps wildly disparate situations together, such as rivalries..." – By Paul F. Diehl
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Civilian Victimization During Conflict
"Since the end of the Cold War, scholars have increasingly sought to explain the causes of civilian victimization—the intentional use of violence against noncombatants—during armed conflict..." – By Alexander B. Downes and Stephen Rangazas
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In November 2023, 72 full new articles, 11 revised, 0 summary articles, spread across 19 subjects have been published on the Oxford Research Encyclopedias platform.
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