Causal Model of Civil Strife, 1961-1965

Principal Investigator(s): Gurr, Ted Robert

Summary:

This data collection contains measurements of civil strife for 114 nations for the period 1961-1965. Data are provided for three basic forms of strife: conspiracy, internal war, and turmoil, and for all types of strife taken together, as well as for the predicted magnitude of strife, measures of deprivation, and measures of mediating variables. Variables that measure three characteristics of strife for each nation are pervasiveness, duration, and intensity. Measures of deprivation include economic and political and long- and short-term deprivation. Indices of deprivation include economic discrimination, political discrimination, potential separatism, dependence on foreign capital, religious cleavages, and lack of educational opportunities. Measures of mediating variables include legitimacy, coercive potential, institutionalization, past strife levels, and facilitation of strife.

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Dataset

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Gurr, Ted Robert. CAUSAL MODEL OF CIVIL STRIFE, 1961-1965. ICPSR05009-v1. Evanston, IL: Ted Robert Gurr, Northwestern University [producer], 1971. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1999. doi:10.3886/ICPSR05009.v1

Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR05009.v1

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Subject Terms: civil disorders, economic conditions, internal political conflict, political change, political systems, political violence, social protest, terrorism, violence

Geographic Coverage: Global

Time Period:

1961--1965

Universe: A total of 114 nations.

Data Types: aggregate data

Data Collection Notes:

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Data Source:

yearbooks, annual registers, books, and newspapers

Original ICPSR Release: 1984-05-03

1975

Azar, Edward E., Ben-Dak, Joseph D. Theory and Practice of Events Research: Studies in Inter-Nation Actions and Interactions. New York: Gordon and Breach Science Publishers.

1974

Cooper, Mark N. A reinterpretation of the causes of turmoil: The effects of culture and modernity. Comparative Political Studies. 7, (3), 267-291.

1979

Crosby, Faye . Relative deprivation revisited: A response to Miller, Bolce, and Halligan. American Political Science Review. 73, (1), 103-112.

1968

Gurr, Ted Robert . A causal model of civil strife: A comparative analysis using new indices. American Political Science Review. 62, (4), 1104-1124.

1971

Gurr, Ted Robert, Gillespie, John V., Nesvold, Betty A. A causal model of civil strife: A comparative analysis using new indices. Macro-Quantitative Analysis: Conflict, Development, and Democratization. Beverly Hills, CA: Sage.

1969

Gurr, Ted Robert, Graham, Hugh Davis, Gurr, Ted Robert . A comparative study of civil strife. Violence in America: Historical and Comparative Perspectives. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office.

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