[PRIO] Conflict Site Dataset (v. 3.0)

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“The Conflict Site Dataset is an extension to the UCDP/PRIO Armed Conflicts Dataset that provides coordinates for the conflict zones and lists of countries in which the conflicts were located. Following the procedure of earlier versions of the UCDP/PRIO data (up until v. 3-2005), the conflict zones are coded with center-point coordinates plus a radius variable to denote spatial extent. See codebook for further information.
For a longer time-span from 1946-2005, see version 2.” (https://www.prio.org/data/5, 17/09/2023)

ConflictSite-4-2010_v3-Codebook

I/ Conflict variable
I/1/ Unit of conflict

Event (< 0 or 1 death)Conflict (< 25 deaths)War (< 100 deaths)Episode (< 500 deaths)
∅X∅∅
“The new version (3.0) of the PRIO Conflict Site dataset is totally revised and recoded update that corresponds to the latest available version of the UCDP/PRIO Armed Conflict Dataset (Version 4-2010) (Gleditsch et al., 2022).2
[…]
2 The UCDP/PRIO Armed Conflict Dataset defines a conflict as ‘a contested incompatibility that concerns government and/or territory where the use of armed force between two parties, of which at least one is the government of a state, results in at least 25 battle-related deaths‘ (Harbom et al., 2009).” (codebook, p. 2)

I/2/ Conflict domain

State-based conflictNon-state conflictOne-sided violenceTO BE DETERMINED
∅∅∅X

II/ Time variable
II/1/ Unit of time

DayYear
∅X
“Year
Year of observation.” (codebook, p. 4)

II/2/ Time domain

Time domain
1989 – 2008
“The time period covered is 1989-2008.” (codebook, p. 2)

III/ Space variable
III/1/ Unit of space

CoordinatesCountryRegionTO BE DETERMINED
X∅∅∅
“Latitude
The geographical center of the conflict zone is given as decimal degrees where
southern latitudes and western longitudes have negative values.
Longitude
See latitude.” (codebook, p. 4)

III/2/ Space domain

GlobalMediterranean Sea and SahelTO BE DETERMINED
X∅∅
“Coverage: Global” (https://www.prio.org/data/5, 17/09/2023)

IV/ Data structure
IV/1/ Unit of observation

Unit of conflict (UC)UC-yearUC-actorCountry-year
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Actor-yearDyad-yearOTHERTO BE DETERMINED
∅∅∅∅
“One of the major improvements is that the data are structured in a conflict-year format, thereby adding a temporal – dynamic – aspect lacking in previous version.” (codebook, p. 2)

(ConflictSite 4-2010_v3 Dataset.xls, 24/08/2022)

IV/2/ Number of observations

Number of observations
791

(ConflictSite 4-2010_v3 Dataset.xls, 24/08/2022)

V/ All variables

Conflict nameConflict typeIntensity
X∅∅
OutcomeTimeSpace
∅XX
ActorType of actorDyad
∅∅∅
CoalitionDeathsNon-conflit variables
∅∅∅
“ID
Conflict identifier in the UCDP/PRIO Armed Conflict Dataset.
Year
Year of observation.
Latitude
The geographical center of the conflict zone is given as decimal degrees where
southern latitudes and western longitudes have negative values.
Longitude
See latitude.” (codebook, pp. 3-4)

VI/ Transparency
VI/1/ Sources

Intergovernmental organizationsGovernmental organizationsNon-governmental organizations
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Research organizationsPress mediaSocial media
∅X∅
Other databasesOTHERTO BE DETERMINED
XXX
“The new version (3.0) of the PRIO Conflict Site dataset is totally revised and recoded update that corresponds to the latest available version of the UCDP/PRIO Armed Conflict Dataset (Version 4-2010) (Gleditsch et al., 2022). […] In addition, a wider range of sources than in earlier versions have been used, including news reports from Factiva and a generous selection of case-specific literature. Moreover, the use of geographic information systems (GIS) software and databases has increased the precision in the geo-referenced coding.” (codebook, p. 2)

VI/2/ Codebook

DateVersion
05/20113.0
“Version 3.0 May 2011” (codebook, p. 1)

ConflictSite-4-2010_v3-Codebook-1

VII/ Update
VII/1/ Current version

DateVersion
01/05/20113.0
“The new version (3.0) of the PRIO Conflict Site dataset is totally revised and recoded update that corresponds to the latest available version of the UCDP/PRIO Armed Conflict Dataset (Version 4-2010) (Gleditsch et al., 2022).” (p. 2)
“Updated: 1 May 2011” (https://www.prio.org/data/5, 17/09/2023)

VII/2/ Regularly updated ?

Real-timeMonthQuarterAnnually
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YES, PERIOD TO BE DETERMINEDTO BE DETERMINED
∅X

VIII/ Access
VIII/1/ Registration ?

YESNO
∅X

VIII/2/ Formats

.XLS/.XLSX.CSV.DTA (STATA).RDTA
X∅∅∅
“Download ConflictSit 4-2010_v3 Dataset.xls” (https://www.prio.org/data/5, 17/09/2023)

VIII/3/ API ?

YESNOTO BE DETERMINED
∅∅X