UCDP Non-State Conflict Dataset

SND-ID: EXT 0029

Description Data and documentation

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Ralph Sundberg - Uppsala University, Department of Peace and Conflict Research

Kristine Eck - Uppsala University, Department of Peace and Conflict Research

Joakim Kreutz - Uppsala University, Department of Peace and Conflict Research

Description

The UCDP, Uppsala Conflict Data Program, contains information on a large number data on organised violence, armed violence, and peacemaking. There is information from 1946 up to today, and the datasets are updated continuously. The data can be downloaded for free.

The UCDP Non-Sate Conflict Dataset is a conflict-year dataset with information of communal and organized armed conflict where none of the parties is the government of a state. The dataset has a temporal scope covering 1989-2013, and includes information on start and end dates, fatality estimates, and locations.

The UCDP Non-State conflict project has been developed with support from the Human Security Report Project, Simon Fraser University, in Vancouver,Canada.

Purpose:

The Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) collects information on a large number of aspects of armed violence since 1946.

Language

English

Research principal, contributors, and funding

Research principal

Uppsala University

Responsible department/unit

Uppsala University, Uppsala Cinflict Data Program
Protection and ethical review

Data contains personal data

No

Method and time period

Unit of analysis

Population

Non-state armed conflicts

Time period(s) investigated

1989–ongoing

Geographic coverage
Topic and keywords

Research area

Conflict, security and peace (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Social Sciences, Political Science (The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)

Keywords

international conflict, internal political conflict, peace, conflict, war, civil war, armed forces, guerrilla activities, war deaths, assault

Publications

Sundberg, Ralph, Kristine Eck and Joakim Kreutz, 2012, "Introducing the UCDP Non-State Conflict Dataset", Journal of Peace Research, March 2012, 49:351-362

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Citation requirement

Sundberg, Ralph, Kristine Eck and Joakim Kreutz, 2012, "Introducing the UCDP Non-State Conflict Dataset", Journal of Peace Research, March 2012, 49:351-362

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Dataset
UCDP Non-State Conflict Dataset

Description

Cite as:
Sundberg, Ralph, Kristine Eck and Joakim Kreutz, 2012, "Introducing the UCDP Non-State Conflict Dataset", Journal of Peace Research, March 2012, 49:351-362

Data format / data structure

Numeric

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Ralph Sundberg - Uppsala University, Department of Peace and Conflict Research

Kristine Eck - Uppsala University, Department of Peace and Conflict Research

Joakim Kreutz - Uppsala University, Department of Peace and Conflict Research

Keywords

international conflict, internal political conflict, conflict, war, civil war, armed forces, war deaths

Time period(s) investigated

1989–2013

Variables

23

Number of individuals/objects

784

Published: 2015-02-13
Last updated: 2019-02-06