Introduction to the Proceedings of the 15th Jan Tinbergen European Peace Science Conference

This special issue collects selected proceedings of the 15h Jan Tinbergen European Peace Science Conference, the annual meeting of the Network of European Peace Scientists (NEPS) held in Warwick, June 22-24 2015.2 The Jan Tinbergen conference offers an international forum where scholars present, discuss, and exchange their works and ideas on peace and conflict. In line with the multidisciplinary tradition of the conference this year’s contributions came from a wide range of theoretical and methodological approaches including qualitative studies, statistical and econometric models, as well as strictly theoretical work. The 15 short articles selected for this special issue reflect this diversity. All these letters aim at conveying theoretical discussions and empirical findings from ongoing research projects and as such are showcases of the various strands of current research in conflict and peace science literature.