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Published on: | Last updated:  ACLED data are collected and coded by a team of experienced researchers with specific language skills and country knowledge. Review processes oversee the collected data to ensure intra-coder reliability (i.e.…

Published on: | Last updated:  Because of the many applications of ACLED data, there is no ‘best way’ to analyze or use the data. ACLED’s own analysis publications provide a range of examples.…

Published on: | Last updated:  ACLED data collect information on six types of events, both violent and non-violent, that constitute political disorder. These include: Battles: Violent interactions between two organized armed groups; Explosions/Remote violence: An event involving one side using remote weapons (e.g.…

Published on: | Last updated:  The ‘disorder type’ variable denotes the type of disorder a particular event falls into; either ‘political violence,’ ‘demonstrations,’ or ‘strategic developments.’ Events are classified as one or more of these disorder types based on the ‘sub-event type.’…

Published on: | Last updated:  ACLED data include relevant details on the date and location, as well as an estimate on the precision of reported time and locations. These estimates are geo-precision and time-precision codes.…