SDM 2.0 - A Global Dataset on Self-Determination Movements

SDM 2.0 identifies 502 self-determination movements in 124 countries between 1945 and 2020. The dataset includes time-varying information on the exact claims made by self-determination movements, their involvement in armed conflict with the state, state responses to self-determination movements in the form of concessions and restrictions of ethnic rights, and a range of other concepts for all 502 self-determination movements. Via the GeoSDM extension, SDM 2.0 also provides geo-spatial data identifying the territories claimed by all 502 self-determination movements, as well as data on a range of attributes of these territories, such as their size, the proximity to international land borders, and their economic value. All coding decisions are justified in an extensive set of coding notes, which is made available as part of the dataset. Data collection has been completed. The data will be made publicly available here upon publication of the first scientific output. For the time being, please find a draft codebook below. Early access to the data may be provided on a case-by-case basis. Please e-mail the Principal Investigator, Dr Micha Germann ([e-mail]).