Description & Citation--Study No. 5403

Bibliographic Description

Study No.:

05403

Title:

Dyadic and Multilateral Events, 1948-1970

Principal Investigator(s):

Hughes, Barry

Hopmann, P. Terrence

Bibliographic Citation:

Hughes, Barry, and P. Terrence Hopmann. Dyadic and Multilateral Events, 1948-1970. ICPSR05403-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1999. doi:10.3886/ICPSR05403.v1

Scope of Study

Summary:

This data collection contains information on 8,383 dyadic and multilateral events among executive actors from 31 nations in the period 1948-1970. Data are provided for the date of event, number and code names of countries involved in event, and intensity of event. Events are coded on scale B of the Moses-Brody conflict-cooperation scale, which runs from events of great cooperation to events of intense conflict.

Subject Terms:

arms race, conflict, international agreements, international conflict, international relations, political leaders, treaties

Geographic Coverage:

Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, China (Peoples Republic), Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, Germany, Global, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Mongolia, Netherlands, North Korea, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Soviet Union, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam (Socialist Republic), Yugoslavia

Time Period:

  • 1848--1970

Universe:

A total of 8,383 dyadic and multilateral international events among executive actors from 31 nations in the period 1948-1970.

Data Types:

event/transaction data

Methodology

Data Source:

KEESING'S CONTEMPORARY ARCHIVES

Access and Availability

Note:

Detailed file-level information (such as record length, case count, and variable count) is listed in the file manifest.

Original ICPSR Release:

1984-05-03

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