Prediciendo un conflicto armado: ¿Es hora de ajustar nuestras expectativas?

Lars-Erik Cederman1, Nils B Weidmann2

  • 1ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. lcederman@ethz.ch nils.weidmann@uni-konstanz.de.

Science (New York, N.Y.)
|February 4, 2017
PubMed
Resumen

Predecir la violencia política presenta desafíos únicos en comparación con los eventos naturales como los terremotos. Este ensayo aclara las expectativas realistas y destaca avances significativos en el campo de la predicción de la violencia política.

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