Citation

Sanson A. Aust. Psychol. 1993; 28(2): iii–iv.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1993, Australian Psychological Society, Publisher Wiley-Blackwell)

DOI

10.1080/00050069308258877

PMID

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Abstract

To start by stating the obvious, the study of peace and conflict is multifaceted and multilevelled, with contributions from many disciplines besides psychology. Further, within psychology, it crosses traditional borders, spanning social, developmental, educational, applied, and clinical fields. So it is notsurprising that a sense of "the psychology of peace and conflict" as a coherent and meaningful whole has been slow to emerge. However, I believe that it is now emerging, as demonstrated, for instance, by the appearance of tertiary psychology courses around the themes of peace and conflict. I am pleased to have the opportunity both to illustrate this, and to help speed the process of definition, through this Special Issue.