Positive Peace Edits
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Multidisciplinary perspectives on peace and stuff. Ex-social science, enjoys spending time above 66N. Long-form threads: positivepeaceedits.github.io
Political scientist Chris Blattman, at the other site:
“I began very skeptical of this more ideological take on Putin’s motivations but I must admit the evidence has mounted.”
“I began very skeptical of this more ideological take on Putin’s motivations but I must admit the evidence has mounted.”
November 9, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Political scientist Chris Blattman, at the other site:
“I began very skeptical of this more ideological take on Putin’s motivations but I must admit the evidence has mounted.”
“I began very skeptical of this more ideological take on Putin’s motivations but I must admit the evidence has mounted.”
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Back to war:
The diagram below is my best guess about where to place the 5 mechanisms for war in the causal chain and their relationships, with some additions and modifications.
However, this is what I most struggled to understand in the book, and I'm not confident I got everything right.
Back to war:
The diagram below is my best guess about where to place the 5 mechanisms for war in the causal chain and their relationships, with some additions and modifications.
However, this is what I most struggled to understand in the book, and I'm not confident I got everything right.
August 30, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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Back to war:
The diagram below is my best guess about where to place the 5 mechanisms for war in the causal chain and their relationships, with some additions and modifications.
However, this is what I most struggled to understand in the book, and I'm not confident I got everything right.
Back to war:
The diagram below is my best guess about where to place the 5 mechanisms for war in the causal chain and their relationships, with some additions and modifications.
However, this is what I most struggled to understand in the book, and I'm not confident I got everything right.
13/ Late 1800s-early 1900s: Epidemiological transition - shifts in leading causes of death away from infectious diseases and increases in life expectancy, largely thanks to public health interventions (e.g. clean water, sanitation, reducing overcrowded housing, vaccine campaigns)
August 30, 2025 at 11:38 PM
13/ Late 1800s-early 1900s: Epidemiological transition - shifts in leading causes of death away from infectious diseases and increases in life expectancy, largely thanks to public health interventions (e.g. clean water, sanitation, reducing overcrowded housing, vaccine campaigns)
11/ [Updated link] More information and example prompt here: positivepeace.github.io/2025/02/23/p...
June 22, 2025 at 11:22 PM
11/ [Updated link] More information and example prompt here: positivepeace.github.io/2025/02/23/p...