irenology

English

Alternative forms

• eirenology

Etymology

From Ancient Greek εἰρήνη (eirḗnē, “peace”) + -logy.

Noun

irenology (uncountable)

1. (rare) The study of peace.
   • 2002, C. Scherrer, Structural Prevention of Ethnic Violence‎^[1], →ISBN, page 76:

     Up to now, the irenological perspective has only been dealt with in passing. Just as for polemology, irenology must be systematically pursued as a necessary complement to what has so far been the exclusively polemological orientation of research. Peace itself, and different forms of peaceful coexistence, must be subjected to a greater degree of systematic documentation and analysis.

   • 2016, Chenyang Li, Myanmar: Reintegrating into the International Community‎^[2]:

     As one of China's most important non-official think tanks on diplomacy and international relations, the Charhar Institute has been focusing on public diplomacy and irenology since its establishment in October 2009.

Antonyms

• polemology

Related terms

• irenic
• irenics