COW Inter-State War Data, 1816-1997 (v3.0) (doi:10.7910/DVN/AYQFDR)

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Document Description

Citation

Title:

COW Inter-State War Data, 1816-1997 (v3.0)

Identification Number:

doi:10.7910/DVN/AYQFDR

Distributor:

Harvard Dataverse

Date of Distribution:

2007-11-28

Version:

1

Bibliographic Citation:

Correlates of War Project, 2018, "COW Inter-State War Data, 1816-1997 (v3.0)", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/AYQFDR, Harvard Dataverse, V1

Study Description

Citation

Title:

COW Inter-State War Data, 1816-1997 (v3.0)

Identification Number:

doi:10.7910/DVN/AYQFDR

Authoring Entity:

Correlates of War Project

Producer:

Correlates of War Project

Distributor:

Harvard Dataverse

Distributor:

Murray Research Archive

Date of Deposit:

2007

Holdings Information:

https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/AYQFDR

Study Scope

Keywords:

Social Sciences

Topic Classification:

COW, Contributed

Abstract:

War takes many forms in the contemporary era, including serious military conflicts between states (inter-state war), between states and non-state actors (extra-state war), and within states (intra-state war). This data set records such events over the 1816-1997 period. <br /><br /> Version 3.0 of the Correlates of War Inter-State War data set identifies interstate wars and their participants between 1816 and 1997.<br /><br /> Citation information:<br /><br />In any papers or publications that utilize this data set, users are asked to give the version number and cite the article of record for the data set, as follows: <br /><br /> Bibliography Entry: <br /><br />Sarkees, Meredith Reid (2000). "The Correlates of War Data on War: An Update to 1997," Conflict Management and Peace Science, 18/1: 123-144.

Time Period:

1816-1997

Methodology and Processing

Sources Statement

Data Access

Notes:

<div style="padding-left: 30px;"> <ul style="list-style-type: decimal;" ><li> The Murray Archive (the Distributor) has granted me a revocable license to use this dataset solely for the purposes of conducting research, and the Distributor may terminate this license at any time and for any reason. </li> <li> I will use the dataset solely for statistical analysis and reporting of aggregated information, and not for investigation of specific individuals or organizations, except when identification is authorized in writing by the Distributor. </li> <li>I will produce no links among the Distributor’s datasets or among the Distributor’s data and other datasets that could identify individuals or organizations. </li> <li>I represent that neither I, nor anyone I know, has any prior knowledge of the possible identities of any study participants in any dataset that I am being licensed to use. </li> <li> I will not knowingly divulge any information that could be used to identify individual participants in the study, nor will I attempt to identify or contact any study participant, and I agree to use any precautions necessary to prevent such identification. </li> <li> I will make no use of the identity of any person or establishment discovered inadvertently. If I suspect that I might recognize or know a study participant, I will immediately inform the Distributor, and I will not use or retain a copy of data regarding that study participant. If these measures to resolve an identity disclosure are not sufficient, the Distributor may terminate my use of the dataset. </li> <li> I will not reproduce the dataset except as is necessary for my scholarly purposes. I will destroy the dataset upon the completion of my scholarly work with it. </li> <li> I will not share data from the dataset (in any form or by any means) with any third party, including other members of my research team, as I understand that all users of data must obtain the data directly from the Distributor. </li> <li> I will make appropriate acknowledgement of the contributor of the dataset as well as the Distributor in any manuscript or presentation (published or unpublished) using the citation standard documented here: <a href="http://thedata.org/citation"> http://thedata.org/citation</a> </li> <li> THE DISTRIBUTOR MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, BY OPERATION OF LAW OR OTHERWISE, REGARDING OR RELATING TO THE DATASET. </li> </ul> </div>

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Related Publications

Citation

Title:

Additional information concerning the procedures followed to generate these data are to be found in the following publications: <br /><br /> Singer, J. David, and Melvin Small (1972). The Wages of War, 1816-1965: A Statistical Handbook. New York: John Wiley.<br /><br />Small, Melvin, and J. David Singer (1982). Resort to Arms: International and Civil Wars, 1816-1980. Beverly Hills, Calif.: Sage Publications.

Bibliographic Citation:

Additional information concerning the procedures followed to generate these data are to be found in the following publications: <br /><br /> Singer, J. David, and Melvin Small (1972). The Wages of War, 1816-1965: A Statistical Handbook. New York: John Wiley.<br /><br />Small, Melvin, and J. David Singer (1982). Resort to Arms: International and Civil Wars, 1816-1980. Beverly Hills, Calif.: Sage Publications.

Other Study-Related Materials

Label:

InterState Wars V 3-0.csv

Text:

File presenting information about the wars

Notes:

text/plain; charset=US-ASCII

Other Study-Related Materials

Label:

InterStateWarParticipantsV 3.0.csv

Text:

File containing information about the state participation in these wars

Notes:

text/plain; charset=US-ASCII