Peace and Security Studies Thesaurus

Submitted by mary_garcia on Mon, 2009-10-19 10:54

 
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: 
Thesaurus
Author or Editor: 
A project of the University of Pittsburgh University Center for International Studies, made possible with funding from the US Institute of Peace
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: 
No
Scope and Usage
Languages: 

eng

Major subjects covered: 

General International Relations, Rule of Law Issues, Geographic Place Names, and Roles

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 : 
Hierarchy
Alphabetical list
Full term records
Description of overall structure: 

4 mini-vocabularies: General International Relations, Rule of Law Issues, Geographic Place Names, and Roles.

Type of terms: 

geolitical/military aspects, rule of law issues

Relationship types: 
Equivalence (Primary/variant terms or Preferred/non-preferred)
Hierarchical (Broader/narrower terms)
Associative (Related terms)
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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