This journal article examines the use of interactive digital maps (IDMs) in the study of armed conflict, focusing on how visual thinking and spatial analysis can reshape research on conflict dynamics. Challenging the dominance of static, text-based approaches, the authors argue that IDMs function as epistemological tools that reveal patterns, relationships and transformations in violence that are otherwise difficult to capture. Drawing on cases from multiple regions, they show how interactive and participatory mapping can generate new insights while also highlighting the power embedded in digital and cartographic representations. The article is published in International Studies Perspectives
Visual thinking in international relations: Interactive digital maps, spatial conflict dynamics, and diverse narratives
How can we better understand the shifting geographies of conflict when we move beyond static text and start to see violence spatially?