UCDP Actor Dataset

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Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Uppsala University, Department of Peace and Conflict Research

Research principal

Uppsala University - Uppsala Cinflict Data Program rorId

Description

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.

UCDP Actor Dataset containing information on all actors, state and non-state, included in UCDP's datasets. The dataset is constructed so as to be compatible with all UCDP´s datasets on organized violence. As such, it functions as an inventory of actors in UCDP data, but its scope is broader than that. The dataset identifies which types of organized violence the actor has been involved in and, more particularly, in which conflicts. In addition, the dataset also includes information on the group’s origins and alliances. For all actors, the location of the actor is given, as is the region where the location is situated.

Purpose:

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

Cite as:
Uppsala Conflict Data Program (Date of retrieval: yy/mm/dd) UCDP Conflict Encyc

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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.

UCDP Actor Dataset containing information on all actors, state and non-state, included in UCDP's datasets. The dataset is constructed so as to be compatible with all UCDP´s datasets on organized violence. As such, it functions as an inventory of actors in UCDP data, but its scope is broader than that. The dataset identifies which types of organized violence the actor has been involved in and, more particularly, in which conflicts. In addition, the dataset also includes information on the group’s origins and alliances. For all actors, the location of the actor is given, as is the region where the location is situated.

Purpose:

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

Cite as:
Uppsala Conflict Data Program (Date of retrieval: yy/mm/dd) UCDP Conflict Encyclopedia: www.ucdp.uu.se/database, Uppsala University Show less..

Data contains personal data

No

Language

Method and outcome

Population

Sate and non-state actors in violence conflicts

Time period(s) investigated

1946 – 2013

Variables

30

Number of individuals/objects

1274

Data format / data structure

Data collection
Geographic coverage
Administrative information

Responsible department/unit

Uppsala Cinflict Data Program

Topic and keywords

Research area

Conflict, security and peace (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Social sciences (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Political science (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

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