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1. A social science field that identifies and analyses violent and nonviolent behaviours as well as the structural mechanisms attending conflicts (including social conflicts) with a view towards understanding those processes which lead to a more desirable human condition.
   "Peace and Conflict Studies are assuming increasing importance both internationally and within nations as governments and non-government organisations struggle to find ways of resolving conflicts without recourse to violence."

Type of: bailiwick, discipline, field, field of study, study, subject, subject area, subject field

Encyclopedia: Peace and conflict studies