Social:War studies

Short description: Multidisciplinary study of war

War studies, sometimes called polemology, is the multi-disciplinary study of war. It pertains to the military, diplomatic, philosophical, social, political, psychological or economic dimensions of human conflict. The word polemology derives from Ancient Greek: + "-logy".

History

In 1943, King's College London reestablished its military science department as the Department of War Studies. The department was discontinued in 1948, and the field of war studies was taught in the Department of Medieval and Modern History until the Department of War Studies was reinstated in 1962.

Disciplines

• Laws of war
• Philosophy of war
  • Ethics of war
    • Just war theory
  • Deterrence theory
• Psychology of war
  • Post traumatic stress disorder
  • Psychological operations
• Military history
• Military science
• Motivations, conduct and effect of war
• Economics of war
• Sociology of war
• Sociology of the military
• International relations
  • International relations theory
• Political science
• Anthropology

See also

• International humanitarian law
• Peace and conflict studies
• Security studies
• Strategic studies
• Wargame