Ucdp department of peace and conflict research uppsala. We study a wide range of religiously and ethically grounded engagement. Armed conflict and peace agreements lotta harbom, stina. There are lots of utilities available as free software, not only for the gnulinux platform but also for microsoft windows and apple macos. Its definition of armed conflict has become the global standard of how.
The department of government at uppsala university is a modern social science department with a rich historical heritage. Its definition of armed conflict has become the global standard of how conflicts are. All this information is stored in a conflict database that researchers, students, journalists, and others from all over the world can access. My dissertation deals with communal conflicts and why they turn violent in some regions but not in others. Uppsala conflict data program knowledge for policy. Our research is international in focus and characterized by disciplinary curiosity and methodological innovation. The separate elements of the definition are operationalized as follows. Uppsala conflict data program ucdp is a program under uppsala universitet. Ucdp stands for uppsala conflict data program uppsala university.
Its definition of armed conflict has become the global standard of how conflicts are systematically defined and studied. Depending on course selection and scheduling at uppsala, students on exchange in term 1 may be able to complete their exchange in december and return for term 2. Armed conflicts, 19462014 therese pettersson, peter. Cscw and the department of peace and conflict research pcr at uppsala university, sweden have collaborated in the production of a dataset of armed conflicts, both internal and external, in the period 1946 to the present. The data provided is one of the most accurate and wellused datasources on global armed conflicts and its definition of armed conflict is becoming a standard in how conflicts. Ucdp uppsala conflict data program uppsala university. Information on the warring parties that have been active, the negotiations that have taken place and the peace agreements that have been signed. Scandinavian runictext database uppsala runic forum. The research at the faculty of law in uppsala mirrors the social changes of the last decades where both european issues and the effects of globalisation are central. In 2014, the uppsala conflict data program ucdp recorded 40 armed conflicts with a minimum of 25 battlerelated deaths, up by six from 20.
Fourth, it covers comprehensively a wide range of core issues in the field, from causes of war to conditions for sustainable peace. Sweden tercentenary foundation, and uppsala university. Erik lundin uppsala, sweden professional profile linkedin. Any rights in individual contents of the database are licensed under the database contents license.
For detailed information about using the software at home or for private use please look at this. This includes the regular collection of statebased armed conflicts, the global, online conflict database ucdp conflict encyclopedia as well as additional categories of. Peace and conflict studies is a young research field addressing crucial issues in a troubled world. Aug 30, 2018 armed conflict substantially and persistently increases infant mortality in africa, with effect sizes on a scale with malnutrition and several times greater than existing estimates of the mortality burden of conflict. On these pages you will find manuals for most of gerards programs and links to other useful o or orelated information, programs and resources. Uppsala universitys student network gives you access to the university around the clock. In addition to that, you may have use for certain nonfree software products meaning you are not allowed to distribute copies of them yourself or use them for applications beyond what the license allows. Definition of armed conflict in international law no consensus about what constitutes armed conflict. Big data, armed conflicts and world peace john snow labs.
The uppsala conflict data program ucdp has recorded ongoing violent conflicts since the 1970s. The masters programme in peace and conflict studies gives you a broad skillset with specialised knowledge in conflict management and. Uppsala conflict data program ucdp at the department of peace and conflict research, uppsala university and the. This document describes the ucdpprio armed conflict dataset, a joint project between the uppsala conflict data program ucdp at the department of peace and conflict research, uppsala university and the centre for the study of civil war at the international peace research institute in oslo prio. Since the 1970s, the uppsala conflict data program ucdp has recorded ongoing violent conflicts. Uppsala university kof11 evaluation document, kof11. This list of ongoing armed conflicts identifies presentday conflicts and the death toll associated with each conflict. For many people, the programme name, religion in peace and conflict, brings to mind images of suicide bombers and other dramatic and violent militancy.
Uppsala conflict data program ucdp at the department of peace and conflict research, uppsala university and the centre for the study of civil war at the peace research institute oslo prio have collaborated in the production of a dataset of armed conflicts, both internal and external, in the period 1946 to the present. Its definition of armed conflict has become the global standard of how conflicts. Uppsala conflict data program ucdp, uppsala, sweden. The uppsala conflict data program ucdp is the worlds main. A floating license available only within the university network. Only two of the 19 conflicts were fought between states. At uppsala, information is collected about all the wars, conflicts, and peace processes in the world. The scandinavian runictext database is ed, but is made available under the open database license. In the autumn of 2003 the amount of work on conflict data collection led to a change in the name of the project and it was thus turned into the uppsala conflict data program. The official dataset download page of the uppsala conflict data program ucdp, the worlds. Additional there is a link to the broader uppsala conflict database that includes information about peace agreements along with tabulated.
Organized violence, 19892018 and peace agreements therese. Our international bachelor and master programmes give you the tools to work with the game medium on a professional level and equips you to develop new expressions within the field. The ucdpprio armed conflict dataset is a joint project between the uppsala conflict data program ucdp at the department of peace and conflict research, uppsala university and the center for the study of civil war at the international peace research institute in oslo prio. Uppsala conflict database ucdp database a free resource of information on armed conflicts of the world, by the uppsala conflict data program, uppsala university. Project leader, uppsala conflict data program, department of peace and conflict research. The armed conflict dataset is primarily intended for academic use in statistical and macrolevel. Uppsala university appears as a research centre in the strategy game empire. Our programme is certainly interested in such matters, but they form only a small part of our subject matter. Uppsala conflict data program, uppsala university abstract in 20, the uppsala conflict data program ucdp recorded 33 armed conflicts with a minimum of 25 battlerelated deaths, up by one from 2012.
A nonstate conflict is defined by the uppsala conflict data program ucdp as the use of armed force between two organized armed groups, neither of which is the government of a state, which results in at least 25 battlerelated deaths in a year. Third, the department has its own unique database with the uppsala conflict data programme, widely used by researchers, policymakers and journalists from around the world. The ucdp provides a free of charge, online database containing data on multiple aspects of organised armed violence. Ucdp conflict encyclopedia uppsala conflict data program the ucdp conflict encyclopedia ucdp database is an online database. He is currently working on two projects, one focusing on circular migration and the other on research brokers in conflict studies.
While estimating death tolls during armed conflict is notoriously challenging, it is particularly difficult to obtain sexdisaggregated data. Ucdp external support project disaggregatedsupporter dataset codebook, v. Uppsala conflict data program uppsala universitet data. A total of 231 armed conflicts have been recorded since the end of world war ii and 121. The ucdp armed conflict definition erik melander professor of peace and conflict research director of the uppsala conflict data program department of peace and conflict research, uppsala university. Ucdpprio armed conflict database version 4, 2015 ghdx. Ucdp external support project disaggregatedsupporter. Masters programme in peace and conflict studies, autumn 2019, 120 credits, 100 % why is there armed conflict. Home program on international law and armed conflict. Seven of these were recorded as wars, that is conflicts leading to 1,000 or more battlerelated deaths in a calendar year. New york, new york intern at united nations international affairs education uppsala university 2014 2016 masters degree, peace and conflict study the university of queensland 2010 20 bachelor of arts ba bachelor of social science, peace studies and conflict resolution international development tafe nsw higher education 2009. Uppsala conflict data program, department of peace and conflict research, uppsah university. Game development is one of the fastest growing and most dynamic professional fields.
The uppsala conflict data program ucdp is the worlds main provider of data. Department of peace and conflict research uppsala university. It is updated and revised several times per year and contains detailed descriptive information on armed conflicts, peace agreements, and several other aspects of organised violence. Cscw and uppsala conflict data program ucdp at the department of peace and conflict research, uppsala university, have collaborated in the production. This is up to the student to plan through scheduling or arrangement with their professors. This project examines why cultural heritage sometimes are attacked during armed conflicts. Uppsala conflict data program uppsala universitet data and. Definitions, sources and methods for uppsala conflict data. The dataset contains all internal and internationalized internal armed conflicts type 3 and 4 in the ucdpprio armed conflict dataset version 19. The conflict database at uppsala university contains information on a large number of aspects of armed violence since 1975. Ucdp conflict encyclopedia ucdp database department of. The uppsala conflict data program ucdp is the worlds main provider of data on organized violence and the oldest ongoing data collection project for civil war, with a history of almost 40 years.
Research librarian jennifer allison, who is the harvard law librarys pilac. Master programme in religion in peace and conflict. Visiting address gamla torget 3, 1tr, 753 20 uppsala postal address box 514, 751 20 uppsala. Armed conflict and its international dimensions, 19462004. Mats utas is a culturalsocial anthropologist specialised primarily in conflict studies, and secondly urban studies. How is uppsala conflict data program uppsala university. Uppsala conflict data program ucdp department of peace and conflict research, 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. In addition to the conditions stated in the open database license we require users and developers to adhere to the following conditions.
Summary in 2003 there were 19 major armed conflicts in 18 locations worldwide, the lowest number for the postcold war period with the exception of 1997, when 18 such conflicts were registered. Uppsala conflict data program ucdp at the department of peace and conflict research, uppsala university and centre for the study of civil war at the international peace research institute, oslo prio and. This is a research guide for the harvard law school program on international law and armed conflict pilac. Ucdp data for download ucdp offers a webbased system for visualising, handling and downloading data, including readymade datasets on organized violence and peacemaking. The uppsala conflict database is a free resource of information on armed conflicts of the world. Both projects are funded by the swedish research council. Ucdpprio armed conflict dataset codebook version 19. Colleagues at the department of peace and conflict research in uppsala have contributed to the data collec tion for this years list of armed conflicts. Department of peace and conflict research, uppsala university. Produced by the department of peace and conflict research, uppsala university. Ucdp is defined as uppsala conflict data program uppsala university. This is the highest number of conflicts reported since. Sweden suggest new definition this definition appears frequently and is found in the following acronym finder categories. Department of peace and conflict research box 514, 751 20 uppsala.
The armed conflict dataset is primarily intended for academic use in statistical and macrolevel research. An onset dataset with annual observations of all states in the international system, as defined by gleditsch and ward, between 1946 and 2018. Ucdp conflict encyclopedia gothenburg university library. Ucdp offers a webbased system for visualising, handling and downloading data, including readymade datasets on organized violence and peacemaking. The ucdp conflict database is one of the most accurate and wellused. Uppsala conflict data program ucdp, department of peace and conflict research, uppsala university, email protected see all articles by this author. The main unit in this dataset is an armed conflict as defined by ucdp. If you are doing a database concatenation from different sources or doing a research work related to a specific topic related to armed conflicts literature, it is important to get sure first that the definitionconcepts in both data sources coincide. The data provided is one of the most accurate and wellused datasources on global armed conflicts and its definition of armed conflict is becoming a standard in how conflicts are systematically defined and studied.
The uppsala conflict data program ucdp collects information on a large number of aspects of armed violence since 1946. The norwegian pop singer kirsti sparboe dedicated one of her biggest successes to uppsala university, publishing in 1969 the song ein student aus uppsala. Priouppsala armed conflict dataset principal investigators. The song, originally written in german, lasted 14 weeks in the german charts. Uppsala conflict database for ios free download and. The ucdp is a leading provider of data on organized violence and armed conflict, and it is the oldest ongoing data collection project for civil war, with a history of almost 40 years. Cscw and uppsala conflict data program ucdp at the department of peace and conflict research, uppsala university, have collaborated in the production of a dataset of armed conflicts, both internal and external, in the period 1946 to the present. The toll of conflict on children, who are presumably not combatants, underscores the indirect toll of conflict on civilian populations, and the importance of developing. The uppsala conflict data program ucdp is a data collection program on organized violence, based at uppsala university in sweden. Uvic exchange credit history uppsala university evaluated first term institution required external partner courses uvic courses 2018 201809 uppsala university all of 5kk 008 swedish culture hstr 20l 3.
It is hoped that the database will help create a more peaceful world. The project records all armed conflicts following the same definitions as used by the uppsala. Large databases of wartime casualties, such as the uppsala conflict data programme, rely primarily on reports from news media and global ngos. Research faculty of law uppsala university, sweden. This web page offers access to the 19462008 ucdpprio armed conflict dataset, structured for quantitative analysis. Ucdp conflict encyclopedia ucdp database skip to main content. Peace and conflict resolution databases ctrl connect. Armed conflicts consists in the use of armed force between two or more organized armed groups, governmental or nongovernmental alike. Research department of government uppsala university, sweden. Marshall, director of the center for systemic peace, based on research sponsored by the political instability task force ucdp conflict encyclopedia uppsala conflict data program of the department of peace and conflict research at uppsala university.
Priouppsala armed conflict dataset columbia university. It provides information about helpful resources for the programs research and work. I was a phdcandidate at the department of peace and conflict research at uppsala university from june 2008 until february 2014. Research assistant, department of peace and conflict.