Collecting data on nonviolent action

Joel Day, Jonathan Pinckney and Erica Chenoweth ()
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Joel Day: Joseph Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver
Jonathan Pinckney: Joseph Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver
Erica Chenoweth: Joseph Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver & Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)

Journal of Peace Research, 2015, vol. 52, issue 1, 129-133

Abstract: While several existing datasets can help to address pressing questions on nonviolent resistance, data collection on nonviolent conflict involves several distinct challenges, including (1) conceptual distinctions between the absence of violence, non-violent behavior, and nonviolent direct action; (2) a systematic violence bias in mainstream news reports; and (3) incentives to misrepresent. As a way forward, we advocate (1) collecting data at multiple temporal and purposive units; (2) diversifying source materials; and (3) coding ambiguity as a meaningful substantive variable.

Keywords: civil resistance; dissent; nonviolence; nonviolent action; protest; repression (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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