UCDP One-sided Violence Dataset

Overview Description Data and documentation

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

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

Lisa Hultman - 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 One-side Violence Dataset is an actor-year dataset with information of one-sided violence on civilians by governments and formally organized armed groups, which results in at least 25 deaths. The dataset covering 1989-2013.

Purpose:

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

Subject area

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

Keywords

government, internal political conflict, peace, conflict, armed forces, government organizations, guerrilla activities, organizations, war deaths, assault

Principal organisation

Uppsala University

Accessibility status

Access to data through an external actor
Data are freely accessible

Homepage

Uppsala Conflict Data Program

Responsible department/unit

Uppsala University, Uppsala Cinflict Data Program

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

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

Lisa Hultman - Uppsala University, Department of Peace and Conflict Research

Identifiers

SND-ID: EXT 0030

Description

Language

English

Time period(s) investigated

1989 — ongoing

Unit of analysis

Event/Process/Activity

Population

One-sides violence

Data contains personal data

Subject area

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

Keywords

government, internal political conflict, peace, conflict, armed forces, government organizations, guerrilla activities, organizations, war deaths, assault

Related research data in SND's catalogue

UCDP Actor Dataset

UCDP Non-State Conflict Dataset

UCDP Battle-Related Deaths Dataset

UCDP External Support Data

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Publications

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Eck, Kristine and Lisa Hultman. 2007. “Violence Against Civilians in War.” Journal of Peace Research 44(2).
Swepub doi

Sundberg, Ralph 2009. “Revisiting One-sided Violence – A Global and Regional Analysis” in Harbom, Lotta & Ralph Sundberg Eds. States in Armed Conflict 2008. Uppsala: Universitetstryckeriet.

Human Security Centre (2006). Human security brief 2006. Vancouver, B.C. Canada: Human Security Centre, the University of British Columbia.
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