Observatory of Conflicts - Cumulative Dataset

The Observatory of Conflicts is based on a definition proposed by UNDP, understanding the conflict as a "process of contentious interaction between actors and institutions, with varying degrees of organization, acting collectively seeking to improve or defend their interests, and that they express themselves in the public space in a visible way". Thus, a conflict would arise when an actor, group or social movement publicly expresses a collective malaise through demands and pressure measures against some public or private instance. This definition is conceptually close to the COES Theoretical Agenda and has been adapted for the purposes of the work to be done. The methodology of the Observatory's work consists of a systematic review of various media and the structuring of this information based on unique events and a series of relevant variables to characterize them. To avoid the biases inherent in media analysis, a wide selection has been selected. A variety of press media, cross-checking between encoders, a group of relevant variables has been specified and the unit of analysis has been clearly defined. The result of this process is systematized in this dataset.