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

History

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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.[1]

Disciplines

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  • Philosophy of war – Theory of causes and ethics of armed conflict
  • Psychology of war – Specialized field in psychological science
  • Military history
  • Military science – Theory, method, and practice of producing military capability
  • Motivations, conduct and effect of war
  • Economics of war – Actions taken by a state to mobilize its economy for war production
  • Sociology of war
  • Sociology of the military – Subfield within sociology which studies the military as a social group
  • International relations – Study of relationships between two or more states
  • Political science – Scientific study of politics
  • Anthropology – Scientific study of humans, human behavior, and societies
  • See also

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  • Peace and conflict studies – A subject in social science
  • Security studies – academic discipline concerning national or international security
  • Strategic studies – Interdisciplinary academic field
  • Wargame – Strategy game that realistically simulates war
  • References

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    1. ^ "King's College London: Department of War Studies Records". King's Collections. Archived from the original on 21 January 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
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