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Peace and Security Studies Thesaurus

Mon, 2009-10-19 10:54 — mary_garcia

 
A project of the University of Pittsburgh University Center
for International Studies, made possible with funding from the US Institute of
Peace. “The Peace and Security Studies Thesaurus addresses various subject
areas that form the inter-disciplinary field concerned with factors that impact
international systems, including the sovereignty of their members, involving
the use, threat, and control of force.”
 

General information
Vocabulary type: 
thes
Current version date: 
Tue, 2006-04-25
Available formats: 
pdf of term records alphabetically
Vocabulary URL: 

http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/giant/thesaurus/

Was vocabulary created as a course project: 
0
Scope and Usage
Languages: 

eng

Purpose: 

 “At its core, the Thesaurus is meant to
provide standardized terminology in the field of peace and security studies. As
a controlled vocabulary, the Thesaurus addresses the information retrieval
needs of the international affairs community by providing context for search
terms.”

Vocabulary characteristics
Type of display : 
hier
alph
full
Type of terms: 

geolitical/military aspects, rule of law issues

Relationship types: 
eq_pri_eq
hier_bn
rel_t
Number of classes: 

Four top terms

Number of terms: 
330 subject terms, including descriptors, and cross-references
Number of preferred terms: 
1330
Depth of Hierarchy: 
5 levels
Terms and Conditions
Availability: 
free
Provider
Vocabulary provider name: 
University of Pittsburgh University Center for International Studies
Provider URL: 

http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/main/

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