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Secondary Title
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden
Abstract
Advances in science and technology play a crucial role in the context of peace, conflict and security. As information technology (IT) is becoming omnipresent, this includes both the resilience of IT infrastructures e.g. as a target in cases of conflict and the role of IT applications to prevent and manage conflicts, crises and disasters. This chapter is an introduction to IT and its role in war and peace, in conflicts and crises as well as in safety and security. Based on those connections a new field of research has emerged: IT peace research.
Concluding remarks
this chapter provides an overview of the interdisciplinary concepts of peace, conflict and security. In addition, the research disciplines computer science and peace and conflict studies as the basis of IT peace research are explained. Moreover, the chapter focuses on the specific research topics of IT peace research and presents the institutionalised research landscape in Germany.
Reference details
DOI
10.1007/978-3-658-25652-4_2
Resource type
Miscellaneous
Year of Publication
2019
Publication Area
Dual-use cybersecurity
Date Published
2019
How to cite this reference:
Reuter, C., Aldehoff, L., Riebe, T., & Kaufhold, M.-A. (2019). IT in Peace, Conflict, and Security Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-25652-4_2 (Original work published 2019)