Editing Character assassination (section)

==The International Society for the Study of Character Assassination==
The International Society for the Study of Character Assassination (ISSCA) specializes in the academic study and research of how character attacks and character assassinations have been executed in both history and during contemporary times.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://characterattack.files.wordpress.com/|title=Character Assassination|website=Character Assassination|access-date=21 March 2018}}</ref> In July 2011, scholars from nine countries gathered at the University of Heidelberg, Germany, to debate "the art of smear and defamation in history and today".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://characterattack.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/2011-schedule.pdf|title=Character Assassination: The Art of Defamation Throughout the Ages. International Colloquium Heidelberg July 21st - July 23rd, 2011}}</ref> They formed a group to study character assassination throughout the ages. The group included historians, political scientists, and political psychologists.<ref>The International Society for the Study of Character Assassination https://characterattack.wordpress.com</ref>