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Best practices in the collection of conflict data

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  • Idean Salehyan

    (Department of Political Science, University of North Texas)

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Quality data is at the heart of all empirical research. Data collection on contentious politics, including civil war, terrorism, and protest has proceeded at a rapid pace over the last several years. This special section develops a set of best practices and offers advice to those involved in collecting conflict data as well as those who are regular users of such data. In this introduction, the process of data collection is considered, including source selection, information extraction or ‘coding’, and data sharing. A set of six rules is offered, which will hopefully guide others as they compile quantitative data on conflict processes.

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  • Idean Salehyan, 2015. "Best practices in the collection of conflict data," Journal of Peace Research, Peace Research Institute Oslo, vol. 52(1), pages 105-109, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:joupea:v:52:y:2015:i:1:p:105-109
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    1. Sosso FEINDOUNO & Michaël GOUJON & Laurent WAGNER, 2016. "Indice de la Violence Interne : une mesure composite et quantitative de la violence et de la criminalité internes dans les pays en développement," Working Papers P151, FERDI.
    2. Maimouna Dr. Akowoura & Yves Livian, 2018. "La Conflictualite Du Travail Dans Le Secteur Prive En Afrique De L'Ouest : Le Cas Du Burkina Faso," Post-Print halshs-01861675, HAL.
    3. Brandon Valeriano & Ryan C. Maness, 2018. "How We Stopped Worrying about Cyber Doom and Started Collecting Data," Politics and Governance, Cogitatio Press, vol. 6(2), pages 49-60.
    4. Sosso FEINDOUNO & Michaël GOUJON & Laurent WAGNER, 2016. "Internal Violence Index: a composite and quantitative measure of internal violence and crime in developing countries," Working Papers P151, FERDI.

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    conflict; data; methodology;
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