On the Accuracy of Media-based Conflict Event Data

Journal of Conflict Resolution

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1129-1149

  Weidmann, Nils B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

civil war; conflict event data; data quality; media bias; spatial analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84938904638     PISSN: 00220027     EISSN: 15528766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022002714530431     Document Type: Article

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