Core Methodology

Published on: | Last updated:  The ‘Tags’ column provides additional structured information about an ACLED event. Tags provide a flexible means of refining or grouping existing variables, or providing new variables to specific contexts not already captured within the other data columns.…

Published on: | Last updated:  What are ‘strategic developments’? How are they useful, and how should I use them? ‘Strategic developments’ are useful for understanding the context of conflict and disorder, and as such are a useful tool for ACLED users.…

Published On: 1 March 2023 | Last Updated: 1 March 2023 ACLED’s aim is to capture the forms, actors, dates, and locations of political violence and demonstrations as they occur within states.…