Introducing xSub
A new portal for cross-national data on subnational violence
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3917619 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yuri M Zhukov (0000-0003-0436-0209, University of Michigan, corresponding author), Christian Davenport (0000-0001-5652-2914, University of Michigan), Nadiya Kostyuk (0000-0003-0596-5752, University of Michigan) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 604-614 |
| Publication date | 2019-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Peace Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3433 • E-ISSN: 1460-3578 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0022343319836697 |
| OpenAlex | W2947689341 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 25 |
| References cited | 35 |
Researchers today have access to an unprecedented amount of geo-referenced, disaggregated data on political conflict. Because these new data sources use disparate event typologies and units of analysis, findings are rarely comparable across studies. As a result, we are unable to answer basic questions like 'what does conflict A tell us about conflict B?' This article introduces xSub - a 'database of databases' for disaggregated research on political conflict ( www.x-sub.org ). xSub reduces barriers to comparative subnational research, by empowering researchers to quickly construct custom, analysis-ready datasets. xSub currently features subnational data on conflict in 156 countries, from 21 sources, including large data collections and data from individual scholars. To facilitate comparisons across countries and sources, xSub organizes these data into consistent event categories, actors, spatial units (country, province, district, grid cell, electoral constituency), and time units (year, month, week, and day). This article introduces xSub and illustrates its potential, by investigating the impact of repression on dissent across thousands of subnational datasets
Construct (python library) · Data modeling · Data science · Database · Dissent · Event (particle physics) · Event data · Geography · Grid · Political science · Politics · Regional science · Computer Science · Law · Peacebuilding and International Security · Political Conflict and Governance · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
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Forecasting Internal Conflict
Multi-Dimensional Threat Perception and State Repression
State Repression and Political Order
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| Unique citing works | 25 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 4,17 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 25 |