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escalation ladder: a standalone construct

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Peace and conflict studies

an ordered series of rungs, from subcrisis manoeuvring to all-out war, describing how a confrontation can move step by step to greater violence.

In peace and conflict studies, escalation ladder refers to an ordered series of rungs, from subcrisis manoeuvring to all-out war, describing how a confrontation can move step by step to greater violence. This meaning comes from Kahn (1965) in On escalation: Metaphors and scenarios.[1]

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Kahn, H. (1965). On escalation: Metaphors and scenarios. Praeger. Open Library record

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