Definitions, sources and methods for Uppsala Conflict Data Program Battle-Death estimates

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Pages
6pp
Date published
18 Nov 2018
Type
Tools, guidelines and methodologies
Keywords
Assessment & Analysis, Conflict, violence & peace, System-wide performance
Organisations
Uppsala University

This document clarifies the definitions and methods used in the compilation of data on armed conflicts, and provide explanations concerning the treatment of the sources consulted. The document focuses specifically on the coding of estimates for battle-related deaths, published since 2005 in the Human Security Report (Oxford: Oxford University Press). Funding for the UCDP Battle-Death Dataset was provided by the Human Security Centre at the University of British Columbia.