“The ACLED project codes reported information on the type, agents, location, date, and other characteristics of political violence events, demonstrations and select politically relevant non-violent events. ACLED focuses on tracking a range of violent and non-violent actions by political agents, including governments, rebels, militias, identity groups, political parties, external actors, rioters, protesters and civilians.” (codebook, p. 4)
I/ Conflict variable
I/1/ Unit of conflict
| Event (< 0 or 1 death) | Conflict (< 25 deaths) | War (< 100 deaths) | Episode (< 500 deaths) |
|---|---|---|---|
| X | ∅ | ∅ | ∅ |
“Events coded by ACLED do not have to meet a minimum fatality level for inclusion .” (codebook, p. 32)
I/2/ Conflict domain
| State-based conflict | Non-state conflict | One-sided violence | TO BE DETERMINED |
|---|---|---|---|
| ∅ | ∅ | ∅ | X |
(codebook, p. 8)
II/ Time variable
II/1/ Unit of time
| Day | Year |
|---|---|
| X | ∅ |
The day, month and year on which an event took place” (codebook, p. 5)
II/2/ Time domain
| Time domain |
|---|
| TO BE DETERMINED |
III/ Space variable
III/1/ Unit of space
| Coordinates | Country | Region | TO BE DETERMINED |
|---|---|---|---|
| X | ∅ | ∅ | ∅ |
The latitude of the location
LONGITUDE
The longitude of the location” (codebook, p. 5)
III/2/ Space domain
| Global | Mediterranean Sea and Sahel | TO BE DETERMINED |
|---|---|---|
| X | ∅ | ∅ |
IV/ Data structure
IV/1/ Unit of observation
| Unit of conflict (UC) | UC-year | UC-actor | Country-year |
|---|---|---|---|
| ∅ | ∅ | ∅ | ∅ |
| Actor-year | Dyad-year | OTHER | TO BE DETERMINED |
|---|---|---|---|
| ∅ | ∅ | ∅ | X |
(2019-08-13-2022-08-23.csv, 23/08/2022)
IV/2/ Number of observations
| Number of observations |
|---|
| TO BE DETERMINED |
V/ All variables
| Conflict name | Conflict type | Intensity |
|---|---|---|
| ∅ | X | ∅ |
| Outcome | Time | Space |
|---|---|---|
| ∅ | X | X |
| Actor | Type of actor | Dyad |
|---|---|---|
| X | X | ∅ |
| Coalition | Deaths | Non-conflit variables |
|---|---|---|
| X | X | ∅ |
The type of event” (codebook, p. 5)
“EVENT_DATE
The day, month and year on which an event took place” (codebook, p. 5)
“LATITUDE
The latitude of the location
LONGITUDE
The longitude of the location” (codebook, p. 5)
“ACTOR1
The named actor involved in the event” (codebook, p. 5)
“INTER1
A numeric code indicating the type of ACTOR1” (codebook, p. 5)
“ASSOC_ACTOR_1
The named actor associated with or identifying ACTOR1” (codebook, p. 5)
“FATALITIES
The number of reported fatalities which occurred during the event” (codebook, p. 6)
VI/ Transparency
VI/1/ Sources
| Intergovernmental organizations | Governmental organizations | Non-governmental organizations |
|---|---|---|
| X | ∅ | X |
| Research organizations | Press media | Social media |
|---|---|---|
| X | X | X |
| Other databases | OTHER | TO BE DETERMINED |
|---|---|---|
| ∅ | ∅ | ∅ |
* local, regional, national and continental media reviewed on a daily basis;
* reports from NGOs or international organisations used to supplement media reporting;
* selected social media accounts, including Twitter and Telegram; and
* information and data provided through partnerships with local conflict observatories in hard-to-access cases.” (codebook, p. 34)
VI/2/ Codebook
| Date | Version |
|---|---|
| 01/2021 | 1 |
VII/ Update
VII/1/ Current version
| Date | Version |
|---|---|
| 23/08/2022 | 2019-08-13-2022-08-23 |
VII/2/ Regularly updated ?
| Real-time | Month | Quarter | Annually |
|---|---|---|---|
| X | ∅ | ∅ | ∅ |
| YES, PERIOD TO BE DETERMINED | TO BE DETERMINED |
|---|---|
| ∅ | ∅ |
VIII/ Access
VIII/1/ Registration ?
| YES | NO |
|---|---|
| X | ∅ |
VIII/2/ Formats
| .XLS/.XLSX | .CSV | .DTA (STATA) | .RDTA |
|---|---|---|---|
| ∅ | X | ∅ | ∅ |
(23/08/2022)
VIII/3/ API ?
| YES | NO | TO BE DETERMINED |
|---|---|---|
| X | ∅ | ∅ |