What is judged as morally right and wrong in war? I argue that despite many decades of
research on moral psychology and the psychology of intergroup conflict, social psychology …

This book assesses the ethical implications of using armed unmanned aerial vehicles
('hunter-killer drones') in contemporary conflicts. The American way of war is trending away …

This article examines what scholars can learn about civilian killings from newswire data in
situations of non-random missingness. It contributes to this understanding by offering a …

With conflict prevention as a commonplace agenda of international organisations, numerous
instruments for gathering knowledge about potential armed conflict have emerged. This …

The principle of discrimination states that soldiers are legitimate targets of violence in war,
whereas civilians are not. Is this prescriptive rule reflected in the descriptive judgments of …

The use of child soldiers in armed conflict is an increasing global concern. Although
philosophers have examined whether child soldiers can be considered combatants in war …

Moral uncertainty surrounding the use of armed drones has been a persistent problem for
more than two decades. In response, Moralities of Drone Violence aims to provide greater …

This book explores the role of gender in influencing war-fighting actors' strategies toward the
attack or protection of civilians. Traditional narratives suggest that killing civilians …

The principle of non-combatant immunity was codified in the Code of International Law and
developed into an important foundation for the doctrine of just war, whose origins can be …

This article critically examines oversimplified categories—especially binary categorization—
in analyses of collective violence. Researchers often use categories to make sense of …