UCDP

Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) - the world's leading resource on peace and conflict data.

[UppsalaPeaceConflict @UU_Peace]

Magnus Öberg and Therese Pettersson, both part of @UCDP, discuss how indirect deaths from war far exceed the fatalities recorded in conflict datasets.👇

https://t.co/4PTq8sgho1

[UCDP @UCDP]

Israeli military data shows 83% of deaths in Gaza were civilians.
UCDP's Therese Pettersson calls this "unusually high", comparable to Rwanda & Mariupol.
Guardian piece highlights civilian suffering & challenges in assessing wartime casualty data https://t.co/JZQzn9k4Xo

[Eliska Vlckova @vlckel]

After a long time I created a map I want to share.
Data from @UU_Peace (UCDP GED 24.1).

Each dot = a violent event since 1989
🎨 Color = type of violence
⚖️ Size = fatalities (best estimate)

[UCDP @UCDP]

- Source evaluation standards matter more than sourcing strategies.
- Stable definitions are essential for reliable measurement, not a flaw.
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[UCDP @UCDP]

A new article by UCDP's Magnus Öberg and Mert Can Yilmaz in Research & Politics reveals that differences between major conflict datasets aren't driven by sourcing strategies or inclusion thresholds as previously claimed.
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Read the article: https://t.co/YO7js5sWAa

[UCDP @UCDP]

Some key findings:
- Most differences stem from how projects handle ambiguity & uncertainty in poor information environments.
- Auxiliary coding rules (e.g., counting "people killed" as 2 vs 10 fatalities) explain 90%+ of differences in some cases.
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[OOIR @ObserveIR]

Trending in #InternationalRelations:
https://t.co/AsSo7eC8Bp

1) Organized violence & civilian victims (@jpr_journal)

2) Green industrial policy (@npejournal)

3) Limits to derisked decarbonization (@ripejournal)

4) Fortress AUKUS (@ip_palgrave)

5) Third World & decolonisation

[UCDP @UCDP]

Want to know more about conflict deaths across the world? @OurWorldInData has now updated their visuals with the latest data from UCDP. https://t.co/7oerbhDrWT

[UCDP @UCDP]

The war in Gaza features one of the highest civilian-to-combatant death ratios of any modern conflict. UCDP:s Mert Can Yilmaz elaborates on this in Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish) https://t.co/4eUhKwiSKG

[PRIO @PRIOresearch]

New @UCDP data shows conflict is at a historic high. In 2024, the world saw 61 state-based conflicts - the most since WWII. Africa tops the list, nearly doubling in a decade.

“Now is not the time to retreat from global engagement," PRIO’s Siri Aas Rustad warns. https://t.co/1YNiBn2n70

[Jordi Mas @masjordi]

“The number of interstate conflicts doubled from two in 2023 to four in 2024. This is the highest number recorded since 1987, reflecting a trend in which interstate conflicts have become increasingly common since 2016.”

[UCDP @UCDP]

Since 2010, the number of conflicts involving states has almost doubled, and the total number of deaths has increased five-fold. Read more about the new UCDP data in this @JPR_journal open access article:
https://t.co/JVjumK6D3q

[UCDP @UCDP]

@JoakimBlom6 @OAJonsson Enligt UCDPs definition (den mest använda inom forskningen) är väpnad konflikt strider mellan två organiserade parter som resulterar i minst 25 direkta, stridsrelaterade dödsfall under ett år, och de väpnade konflikter som orsakar minst 1000 döda under ett år definieras som krig.

[UCDP @UCDP]

What does the latest data say about global conflict trends?

UCDP’s Therese Pettersson joined the launch of the @PRIOresearch Conflict Trends Report, sharing UCDP’s latest findings.

📺 Watch: https://t.co/xsCLK41A77
📷: Kia Michaelsen

[UCDP @UCDP]

New data from UCDP shows the highest number of active conflicts ever recorded, press release found here: https://t.co/6MudjLkfjd

[UCDP @UCDP]

In their new paper, Schumann and Bara connect different forms of war-related UCDP violence and specific civil wars. A valuable read for anyone looking to understand how various forms of violence intersect and impact conflict dynamics. https://t.co/0iGzHY73LK

[UppsalaPeaceConflict @UU_Peace]

We are now receiving applications for one fully funded #PhDposition in peace and conflict research, with a focus on political violence in democratic countries. Read more. 👉 https://t.co/gDlxrQz48x

Also see our general PhD position.👉 https://t.co/yxm7mAX9d9

#Democracy

[UCDP @UCDP]

If you are at #ISA2025, come visit the UCDP in booth #109 in the exhibit hall for a chat on conflict data and some Swedish chocolate.

[UCDP @UCDP]

UCDP's Therese Pettersson talks conflict trends & the emotional toll of researching violence on Finnish Radio Yle Vega.
(In Swedish)
https://t.co/FkMP9Zk1D7