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Tilting at a windmill? The conceptual problem in contemporary peace science

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Peace scientists such as Kenneth Boulding, Ted Gurr, Thomas Schelling, and Charles Tilly were fastidious in their use of abstract concepts free of the political baggage that politicians, policymakers, and pundits necessarily foist upon the terms in the rough and tumble world of politics. Too much contemporary peace science fails to follow their lead. This essay describes this problem and proposes a useful heuristic to help us improve.

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  • Will H. Moore, 2015. "Tilting at a windmill? The conceptual problem in contemporary peace science," Conflict Management and Peace Science, Peace Science Society (International), vol. 32(4), pages 356-369, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:compsc:v:32:y:2015:i:4:p:356-369
    DOI: 10.1177/0738894215593721
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