Conflict Data Collection Practices: ACLED versus Others
With so many different forms of data collection on conflict and violence types and locations,…
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Counter-Insurgency and Violence Against Civilians in Eastern Congo
Since the beginning of 2015, numerous offensives have been launched by the Armed Forces of…
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Spoilers and Game-Changers in Libya’s Civil Conflict
From December 2014 to February 2015, there was a significant lull in violence on all…
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Protest, Service Delivery and Xenophobic Violence in South Africa
Conflict levels fell dramatically in May 2015 after South Africa suffered a wave of xenophobic…
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A New Working Paper on Collective Action in North Africa
Sustained collective action in the lead up to, over the course of, and in the…
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How to Clean Data From Multiple Datasets to Prepare for Combining
When working with quantitative data, it is often necessary to merge data from multiple datasets.…
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A New Working Paper on ACLED Reporting Sources
The growth of online media and easily accessible information has enabled conflict data projects to provide…
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The Risk of Conflict-Related Mortality: How to Calculate Risk and Understanding Relative Risk Across Countries
A unit of relative risk is necessary in order to be able to draw comparisons…
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The Strategic Use of Unidentified Armed Groups In Conflict Zones
Unidentified armed groups (UAGs) constitute a large share of violent actors in the ACLED dataset;…
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