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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, psychological or economic dimensions of human conflict.

The word polemology derives from Ancient Greek: πόλεμος, romanized: pólemos, lit. 'war, battle' + -logy.

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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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Laws of war – International regulations of warfare
Philosophy of war – Theory of causes and ethics of armed conflict
- Ethics of war – Doctrine about when a war is ethically justPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
  - Just war theory – Doctrine about when a war is ethically just
- Deterrence theory – Military strategy during the Cold War with regard to the use of nuclear weapons
Psychology of war – Specialized field in psychological sciencePages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
- Post traumatic stress disorder – Mental disorder associated with trauma
- Psychological operations – Information operations to assist military objectives
Military history – Study of war and its impact on societies, cultures and economies
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
- International relations theory – Study of international relations from a theoretical perspective
Political science – Scientific study of politics and social science
Anthropology – Scientific study of humans, human behavior, and societies