ACLED data isn’t just informative — it’s widely used in scholarly research, public policy, and crisis response. Here are three standout publications that draw on ACLED’s work:
1. Introducing ACLED: An Armed Conflict Location and Event Dataset
- Authors: Clionadh Raleigh, Andrew Linke, Håvard Hegre, Joakim Karlsen
- Journal: Journal of Peace Research, 2010
- Summary: Foundational article explaining the methods, purpose, and early development of ACLED.
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2. Analyzing Textual Data for Fatality Classification in Afghanistan’s Armed Conflicts: A BERT Approach
- Authors: Hikmatullah Mohammadi et al.
- Platform: arXiv (2023)
- Summary: Uses machine learning and BERT language models to analyze and classify conflict reports based on ACLED data.
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3. Bayesian Spatiotemporal Modelling of Political Violence and Conflict Events Using Discrete-Time Hawkes Processes
- Authors: Raiha Browning et al.
- Platform: arXiv (2024)
- Summary: Applies cutting-edge statistical modeling to analyze ACLED data across time and geography.
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