Global Terrorism Database, 1970-1997

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Principal Investigator(s): LaFree, Gary; Dugan, Laura

Summary: This dataset is composed of terrorist events recorded for the entire world from 1970 and 1997. The data were originally collected by the Pinkerton Global Intelligence Service (PGIS). Throughout the data collection period PGIS employed a broad definition of terrorism: the threatened or actual use of illegal force and violence to attain a political, economic, religious, or social goal through fear, coercion, or intimidation. The data include "terrorist groups" identified as specific name... (view details)

Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR04586.v1

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