Replication Data for: Individual-Level Data on the Victims of Nepal’s Civil War, 1996-2006: A New Dataset

Abstract: This article introduces individual- level, micro-data on victims of violence in Nepal’s civil war (1996 - 2006). The data being presented in this study are unique in that they are a census – not a sample – of the known population of victims for which information could be collected. The unit of analysis is the individual victim and the data provide information on: whether the victim was killed, injured, or disappeared; the districts and villages where they were targeted; their permanent home addresses; the circumstances of the attack (combat, extra judicial, etc.); socio-economic information; whether they had any affiliation to rebel groups or other political parties; identification of the perpetrator; and whether the victim was considered to be a government or Maoist informant. After describing the data, an application of the data is performed and some preliminary findings are discussed on the differences in targeting behavior between the government and the Maoist rebels.

摘要：本文介绍尼泊尔内战（1996-2006年）暴力受害者的个体级微观数据。本研究呈现的数据具备独特性：其为已知可收集信息的受害者群体的普查数据，而非抽样数据。分析单元为个体受害者，数据涵盖以下信息：受害者是否遇害、受伤或失踪；其遭袭击的辖区与村庄；永久住址；袭击背景（如战斗、法外行动等）；社会经济信息；是否与反叛团体或其他政党存在关联；施暴者身份；以及该受害者是否被认定为政府或毛主义线人。在对该数据集进行说明后，本文开展了一项数据应用，并针对政府与毛主义反叛武装在目标选择行为上的差异讨论了若干初步发现。