Uppsala Conflict Data Program
@ucdp.bsky.social
World’s main provider of data on organized violence and the oldest ongoing data collection project for civil war. ucdp.uu.se
- Source evaluation standards matter more than sourcing strategies.
- Stable definitions are essential for reliable measurement, not a flaw. (3/3)
- Stable definitions are essential for reliable measurement, not a flaw. (3/3)
July 24, 2025 at 7:41 PM
- Source evaluation standards matter more than sourcing strategies.
- Stable definitions are essential for reliable measurement, not a flaw. (3/3)
- Stable definitions are essential for reliable measurement, not a flaw. (3/3)
Some key findings:
- Most differences stem from how projects handle ambiguity & uncertainty in poor information environments.
- Auxiliary coding rules (e.g., counting "people killed" as 2 vs 10 fatalities) explain 90%+ of differences in some cases. (2/3)
- Most differences stem from how projects handle ambiguity & uncertainty in poor information environments.
- Auxiliary coding rules (e.g., counting "people killed" as 2 vs 10 fatalities) explain 90%+ of differences in some cases. (2/3)
July 24, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Some key findings:
- Most differences stem from how projects handle ambiguity & uncertainty in poor information environments.
- Auxiliary coding rules (e.g., counting "people killed" as 2 vs 10 fatalities) explain 90%+ of differences in some cases. (2/3)
- Most differences stem from how projects handle ambiguity & uncertainty in poor information environments.
- Auxiliary coding rules (e.g., counting "people killed" as 2 vs 10 fatalities) explain 90%+ of differences in some cases. (2/3)
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The full analysis by Shawn Davies, Therése Pettersson, Margareta Sollenberg and @magnusoberg.bsky.social (all @uupeace.bsky.social) is open access in Journal of Peace Research – read it here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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June 11, 2025 at 9:38 AM
The full analysis by Shawn Davies, Therése Pettersson, Margareta Sollenberg and @magnusoberg.bsky.social (all @uupeace.bsky.social) is open access in Journal of Peace Research – read it here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Reposted by Uppsala Conflict Data Program
We look forward to paper presentations on topics such as “Perception of Corruption Among Local Decision Makers,” “Civil Conflict and Malaria Infection,” “Ethnicity and Public Opinion in Autocracies,” and “Voter Reactions to Coalition Agreements.”
@ucdp.bsky.social @qoginstitute.bsky.social
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@ucdp.bsky.social @qoginstitute.bsky.social
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June 5, 2025 at 9:10 AM
We look forward to paper presentations on topics such as “Perception of Corruption Among Local Decision Makers,” “Civil Conflict and Malaria Infection,” “Ethnicity and Public Opinion in Autocracies,” and “Voter Reactions to Coalition Agreements.”
@ucdp.bsky.social @qoginstitute.bsky.social
2(4)
@ucdp.bsky.social @qoginstitute.bsky.social
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