Conceptual modelling is a continuous and iterative process that is essential for simulation
projects. However, it often does not receive due consideration. In this sense, many projects …

The implementation of the United States military surge in Iraq coincided with a significant
reduction in ethnic violence. Two explanations have been proposed for this result: The first is …

Complexity has become an übernotion for a contemporary perception of many social
phenomena. This is mirrored by the existence and advent of an array of methods and …

A team of political geographers analyzes over 5,000 violent events collected from media
reports for the Afghanistan and Pakistan conflicts during 2008 and 2009. The violent events …

Politicians, scholars, and practitioners have drawn attention to social and health benefits of
sport participation in the context of forced migration and refugee settlement. This study aims …

Software Engineering for Science provides an in-depth collection of peer-reviewed chapters
that describe experiences with applying software engineering practices to the development …

Anticipating the future is both a social obligation and intellectual challenge that no scientific
discipline can escape. 1 The field of international studies is no exception to this, and we …

A comprehensive guide explaining how to create simulations of international relations for
the purposes of both teaching and research. Hemda Ben-Yehuda, Luba Levin-Banchik, and …

Theories and counterinsurgency doctrines emphasize the importance of avoiding civilian
casualties. Yet, many operations produce large numbers of so-called collateral civilian …

We inductively tested if a coherent field of inquiry in human conflict research emerged in an
analysis of published research involving “conflict” in the Web of Science (WoS) over a 66 …