Conflict Datasets: A Primer For Academics, Policymakers, And Practitioners

Charles Anderton and John Carter ()
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John Carter: Department of Economics, College of the Holy Cross

No 1118, Working Papers from College of the Holy Cross, Department of Economics

Abstract: Prominent conflict datasets used in the social scientific study of war and peace are summarized. These include datasets for armed conflicts (e.g., COW and UCDP/PRIO wars and sub-war conflicts), terrorism (e.g., GTD and ITERATE terrorist incidents), and events (e.g., WEIS, KEDS, and VRA cooperative and conflict actions). Topics explored include the diversity of conflict types, alternative definitions of war and sub-war conflict, historical patterns of violence in the international system, and degree of overlap across datasets.

Keywords: Conflict; Datasets; War; Terrorism; Genocide (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C80 D74 F5 H56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 22 pages
Date: 2011-12
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Published in Defense and Peace Economics, Volume 22, Number 1, 2011, Pages 21-42

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Journal Article: CONFLICT DATASETS: A PRIMER FOR ACADEMICS, POLICYMAKERS, AND PRACTITIONERS (2011)
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