Introducing the UCDP Peacemakers at Risk dataset, sub-Saharan Africa, 1989-2009

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ID3918202
AutoresSara Lindberg Bromley (0000-0001-9164-0641, Uppsala University, autor de correspondencia)
Año2018
Volumen55
Número1
Páginas122-131
Fecha de publicación2018-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Peace Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0022-3433 • E-ISSN: 1460-3578
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0022343317735882
OpenAlexW2763859728
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas24
Referencias citadas25

This article introduces new event data on violence against peacekeepers deployed to conflict-affected countries in sub-Saharan Africa between 1989 and 2009. While the practice of peacekeeping is often described as fraught with risk, a shortage of data has left scholars poorly equipped to study this important phenomenon. The Peacemakers at Risk (PAR) dataset records reported incidences of violence resulting in direct peacekeeping personnel fatalities, injuries and kidnappings. Information on the timing, location, outcomes and actors implicated is provided for each recorded event, including information on the nationalities of violence-affected peacekeepers. The dataset also charts reports of fatal violence by peacekeepers. This enables the study of peacekeepers' use of force and provides a new lens for examining wider questions related to peacekeeping effects and conflict dynamics. Peace operations deployed by the UN as well as other peacekeeping actors are included, allowing for a rich dataset that reflects today's diverse peacekeeping landscape. The PAR dataset makes possible the evaluation of reigning assumptions regarding peacekeeping intervention and risk, and allows scholars to pose research questions regarding the causes, characteristics and consequences of peacekeeper violence, within and across interventions. This article introduces the criteria and procedures guiding the data collection and presents the data. The article also highlights key patterns emerging from the dataset and identifies a number of potential applications and avenues for future research

Computer security · Criminology · Data collection · Economic shortage · Intervention (counseling) · Peacekeeping · Political science · Psychological intervention · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · Computer Science · Gender, Security, and Conflict · Law · Peacebuilding and International Security · Political Conflict and Governance · Psychology