Peace Studies: A Guide to Reference Sources: Sources for Statistics and Datasets

A continuation of CIC’s long-standing print publications the Annual Review of Global Peace Operations [Latest edition in Olin Library Reference JZ6374.A56+; earlier editions in Olin stacks] and the Review of Political Missions. From the Center on International Cooperation, the series presents data on peace operations conducted by the UN, regional organizations, coalitions and individual nations. Includes a "Strategic Summary" of the year, Mission Reviews, Mission Notes, Global Statistics on UN-Commanded Missions, Global Statistics on Non-UN-Commanded Misssion, and UN Mission-by-Mission Statistics.

Based on the Correlates of War datasets [see entry on this guide], this title is also available online via our new subscription to the CQ Political Reference Suite. For now, access this title via the Cornell subscription to CQEL. There is also a circulating print copy, call number: JZ6385 .S27 2010 +.

"The book provides essential analysis of key events and issues in international affairs over the past year. It includes a series of detailed maps highlighting topics and trends of particular interest or relevance. " [publisher web site] [ Uris Library, UA15.L84 S8. Latest volume in Reference ]

From the Uppsala Conflict Data Program, entries summarize conflict history, by country, from 1946 on.
Perhaps one of the most interesting features is the data visualization provided by the interactive map. Select a year and click on a region, then country, to find the entries.

Available in print and online.
Olin Library, JX1974 .U48. Latest volume in Reference
Disarmament Resolutions and Decisions of the United Nations General Assembly.

The Correlates of War Project was founded in 1963. The original and continuing goal of the project has been the systematic accumulation of scientific knowledge about war.

"Content: a conflict-year dataset with information on armed conflict where at least one party is the government of a state in the time period 1946-2010. The most recent is version 4-2011."

The Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) has recorded ongoing violent conflicts since the 1970s. The data provided is one of the most accurate and well-used data-sources on global armed conflicts and its definition of armed conflict is becoming a standard in how conflicts are systematically defined and studied.Note: Data is summarized annually in the Journal of Peace Research: "Armed Conflicts: UCDP Annual Special Data Features."

A project of One Earth Future, this dataset tracks social services provides terrorist and insurgent organizations.
Covers more than 400 organizations;
Presents indicators for major service sectors: education, health security, welfare, natural disaster response, public services, and religious services;
Is available as weighted indicators or ranked measures.

"In this research, which was funded by the Australian Research Council (DP160100212), we examine three dimensions of the Women, Peace and Security agenda:
1. the formation of the agenda at the UN Security Council and its diffusion across the UN system;
2. the implementation of the agenda at the national level, primarily through the development and adoption of National Action Plans (NAPs); and
3. the advocacy of civil society organisations related to the WPS agenda both within countries and transnationally.
This website presents our analysis of the NAPs that have been collected and/or translated so far, in an interactive visual display. The NAPs are also available to download here, along with open-access reports on the project’s key findings.