Territory, Contentious Issues, and International Relations
In: Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics
"Territory, Contentious Issues, and International Relations" published on by Oxford University Press.
In: Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics
"Territory, Contentious Issues, and International Relations" published on by Oxford University Press.
In: Conflict management and peace science: the official journal of the Peace Science Society (International), Band 34, Heft 2, S. 126-140
ISSN: 1549-9219
The Issue Correlates of War (ICOW) research project began nearly 20 years ago by collecting data on territorial claims in South America. Since then, the ICOW territorial claims dataset has expanded to cover the entire world, while ICOW has collected new data on river claims and maritime claims and is beginning a new project on identity claims. This article discusses the development and expansion of ICOW data, illustrating how the additional datasets offer important new information and open up new avenues for scholarship.
In: Journal of peace research, Band 52, Heft 1, S. 116-119
ISSN: 0022-3433
In: Journal of peace research, Band 52, Heft 1
ISSN: 1460-3578
We present lessons and best practices for conflict data collection from the experiences of the ICOW project. Lessons include the development of a search strategy for potential events, the consultation of a broad range of sources, and recognition of the limitations of these sources. More general best practices address the development of detailed instructions for coders, detailed descriptions for data users, and strategies for managing research assistants and preserving project documentation. [Reprinted by permission of Sage Publications Ltd., copyright holder.]
In: Journal of peace research, Band 52, Heft 1, S. 116-119
ISSN: 1460-3578
We present lessons and best practices for conflict data collection from the experiences of the ICOW project. Lessons include the development of a search strategy for potential events, the consultation of a broad range of sources, and recognition of the limitations of these sources. More general best practices address the development of detailed instructions for coders, detailed descriptions for data users, and strategies for managing research assistants and preserving project documentation.
In: Journal of peace research, Band 54, Heft 1, S. 99-108
ISSN: 0022-3433
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In: Journal of peace research, Band 54, Heft 1, S. 99-108
ISSN: 1460-3578
This article describes the first complete release of the Issue Correlates of War (ICOW) Territorial Claims dataset, which covers all interstate territorial claims between 1816 and 2001. Territory can have substantial tangible and intangible value for states, and competing claims for control of territory represent one of the leading sources of interstate conflict. The dataset identifies 843 territorial claims and includes measures of the salience of the claimed territory, as well as details of the militarization and ending of each claim. Beyond a discussion of the structure and contents of the dataset and the coding procedures that were used to generate it, this article also presents descriptive analyses of the dataset. These analyses highlight important patterns across time and space, including changes in the prevalence, frequency of initiation, salience, militarization, and resolution of territorial claims. Notable patterns include recent declines in the frequency with which claims tend to become militarized and a lower prevalence of tangible salience measures such as natural resources. The regional distribution of claims has also shifted markedly over time, from a historical concentration in Europe towards Asia, where by 2001 claims were far more prevalent than in any other region. The article concludes with suggestions for future research.
In: International interactions: empirical and theoretical research in international relations, Band 40, Heft 5, S. 711-736
ISSN: 0305-0629
In: International interactions: empirical and theoretical research in international relations, Band 40, Heft 5, S. 711-736
ISSN: 1547-7444
In: International interactions: empirical and theoretical research in international relations, Band 40, Heft 5, S. 711-736
ISSN: 0305-0629
Two primary mechanisms for managing competitive interstate claims to maritime areas are evaluated: the creation of private ownership of maritime zones in the form of Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) and the creation of a global institution, the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), to establish standards for maritime claims and dispute resolution procedures. Analyses of maritime claims in the Western Hemisphere and Europe from 1900 to 2001 show that declared EEZs help states reach agreements over maritime conflicts in bilateral negotiations, while membership in UNCLOS prevents the outbreak of new maritime claims and promotes third-party management efforts of maritime conflicts. Neither mechanism influences the probability of militarized conflicts over maritime areas.(International Interactions (London)/ FUB)
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In: Journal of peace research, Band 52, Heft 1, S. 105-138
ISSN: 0022-3433
Idean Salehyan - Best practices in the collection of conflict data 105. - Johanna K Birnir, Jonathan Wilkenfeld, James D Fearon, David D Laitin,Ted Robert Gurr, Dawn Brancati, Stephen M Saideman, Amy Pate &Agatha S Hultquist - Socially relevant ethnic groups, ethnic structure, and AMAR 110. - Paul R Hensel & Sara McLaughlin Mitchell - Lessons from the Issue Correlates of War (ICOW) project 116. - Joakim Kreutz - The war that wasn't there: Managing unclear cases in conflict data 120. - Nils B Weidmann & Espen Geelmuyden Rød - Making uncertainty explicit: Separating reports and events in the coding of violence and contention 125. - Joel Day, Jonathan Pinckney & Erica Chenoweth - Collecting data on nonviolent action: Lessons learned and ways forward 129. - Victor Asal, Ken Cousins & Kristian Skrede Gleditsch - Making ends meet: Combining organizational data in contentious politics 134
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