Data

Much of the work of the Institute for Democracy and Conflict Resolution is based on large and complex data sets. Here are some of the most commonly accessed data sets:

Democracy Data Sets

• Polity IV Project
• Tatu Vanhanen’s Democracy Index
• Political Database of the Americas
• Election Guide
• International IDEA Voter Turnout

Governance & Development Data Sets

• World Bank Governance Data
• World Bank World Development Indicators
• UNDP Governance Indicators
• Index of African Governance
• KOF Globalization Index

Conflict Data Sets

• PRIO Armed Conflict Data
• Correlates of War Data
• Gary King ‘DATAVERSE’ Conflict Data
• Virtual Research Associates
• State Repression Data and Other Resources
• The Geneva Declaration
• Heidelberg Insitute for International Conflict – Conflict Barometer

Human Rights Data Sets

• Cingranelli and Richards Human Rights Data
• Political Terror Scale
• Freedom House
• Benetech Initiative
• Measuring Human Rights
• Atlas of Torture
• Ill Treatment and Torture Data Collection
• Bayefsky’s UN Human Rights Treaties Database
• Migrant Integration Policy Index
• World Prison Population Version 9

Visualising Data for Change

• Cyberalpha
• Tactical Tech