Ambivalent Enmity: Bibliography of a Research Training Group on Antagonism

A bibliography from the DFG-funded research training group 2840 'Ambivalent Enmity', exploring the dynamics of antagonism. The collection, authored by Silke Engelhardt and RTG 2840, was last updated on 2026-04-21. It supports empirical case studies on enmity from the Middle Ages to the present across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.

Use Cases

• Conducting bibliometric analysis based on the collection of academic literature.
• Studying the conceptual evolution of 'enemization' and 'hereditary enmity' based on the described research themes.
• Mapping historical case studies of collaboration and antagonism based on the described geographical and temporal scope.

Strengths

• Focuses on a specific, well-defined research concept funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG).
• Covers a broad temporal range from the Middle Ages to the present.
• Includes empirical case studies situated across three major world regions.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Engelhardt, Silke, RTG 2840, via heiDATA Harvested Dataverse.

Collection Method

Likely compiled as a bibliography for the research training group's publications and references.

Time Range

Covers literature relevant to studies from the Middle Ages to the present.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-21 14:48:58; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Case studies situated in and between Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.