Could climate change precipitate peace?

Journal of Peace Research

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 177-192

  Gartzke, Erik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

climate change; democracy; economic development; global warming; intergovernmental organization; international conflict; militarized interstate dispute

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856439322     PISSN: 00223433     EISSN: 14603578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022343311427342     Document Type: Article

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