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- ↑ Kyrou, Christos. "Peace Ecology: Evaluative and Methodological Reflections" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Studies Association 48th Annual Convention, Hilton Chicago, CHICAGO, IL, USA, Feb 28, 2007
