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civilian victimization: a standalone construct

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civilianvictimization1 CONSTRUCTCivilian victimizationDOWNES · SECURITY STUDIES

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Security studies

deliberate military strategies that target or knowingly kill large numbers of noncombatants, often when states are desperate.

In security studies, civilian victimization refers to deliberate military strategies that target or knowingly kill large numbers of noncombatants, often when states are desperate. This meaning comes from Downes (2006) in International Security.[1]

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  1. Downes, A. B. (2006). Desperate Times, Desperate Measures: The Causes of Civilian Victimization in War. International Security, 30(4), 152-195. https://doi.org/10.1162/isec.2006.30.4.152

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