“You can know an analysis by the source of its data”. A conceptual and methodological review of databases on armed conflict in Colombia

In Colombia, there are quantitative databases on armed conflict, some of them public and open-access. This paper reviews the main theoretical and methodological traits in some of those databases and their main features when defining and measuring political violence. Based on the results of a researc...

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Main Author: Nicolás Espinosa M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pontificia Universidad Javeriana 2011-07-01
Series:Universitas Humanística
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Online Access:http://www.javeriana.edu.co/revistas/Facultad/sociales/humanistica/imagenes/revista/3c9_13Espinosa.pdf