Are societal values linked to global peace and conflict?

Peace and Conflict

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 227-248

  Fischer, Ronald ^a   Hanke, Katja ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; INDEX METHOD; PEACEKEEPING; SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 70449418105     PISSN: 10781919     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10781910902993959     Document Type: Article

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