| ID | 152098 |
| Title Proper | Conflict studies and causality |
| Other Title Information | critical realism and the nomothetic/idiographic divide in the study of civil war |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Ingen, Michiel van |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | he study of civil war has increased exponentially during the post-cold war period. This has not, however, resulted in greater levels of consensus with regard to the causes and nature of this phenomenon. In order to alleviate this situation the current article will draw on critical realist philosophy. It will argue (1) that critical realism provides conflict studies authors with a more sophisticated and coherent understanding of causality than has previously been available to them, and (2) that this understanding paves the way for an approach to social science which – rather than consistently abstracting from context – systematically engages with it. |
| `In' analytical Note | Civil Wars Vol. 18, No.4; Dec 2016: p.387-416 |
| Journal Source | Civil Wars Vol: 18 No 4 |
| Key Words | Conflict Studies ; Causality ; Civil War ; Nomothetic/Idiographic |