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Contents Preface Richard Pétris Foreword Ranan D. Kuperman Introduction Mayeul Kauffmann

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The Purposes of Conflict Dataset Building The Creation and Use of Data: Scientific Requirements and Political Utility Wolf-Dieter Eberwein

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An Overview and Typology of Conflict Data: The Advantages of Data Diversity Kristine Eck

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Databases on Defense for Influencing State Policies Jean-Marie Collin

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Concept Definition and Data Building Calling a Conflict a Conflict: Violence and Other Aspects of War Joakim Kreutz

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Databases on Terrorism: Constructing a Database on Hostage-Barricade Terrorism and Abductions Galit M. Ben-Israel

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Reviewing CIDCM Databases: Modeling and Indicator Development in Risk Assessments and Early Warnings Lyubov Mincheva

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Indexes for Measures of Conflict and Cooperation Ranan D. Kuperman

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Opening up Conflict Data Enhancing Openness and Reliability in Conflict Dataset Creation Mayeul Kauffmann

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Merging and Meshing Data: Difficulties, Lessons, and Suggestions D. Scott Bennett

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The ACLED Data Project: Purpose and Methods Clionadh Raleigh and Joachim Carlsen

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Visualization of Conflict Networks Ulrik Brandes and Jürgen Lerner

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Author Index

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Building and Using Datasets on Armed Conflicts M. Kauffmann (Ed.) IOS Press, 2008 © 2008 IOS Press. All rights reserved.

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