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Description & Citation--Study No. 8606

Bibliographic Description

ICPSR Study No.:8606
 
Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08606
 
Title:Behavioral Correlates of War, 1816-1979
 
Principal Investigator(s):Russell J. Leng
 
Funding Agency:National Science Foundation.
 
Grant Number:SES-8818927 and SES-9025130
 
Bibliographic Citation:Leng, Russell J. BEHAVIORAL CORRELATES OF WAR, 1816-1979 [Computer file]. 3rd ICPSR release. Middlebury, VT: Middlebury College [producer], 1993. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1995. doi:10.3886/ICPSR08606
 

Scope of Study

Summary:The behavior of various states involved in 45 interstate crises over the past 164 years is the focus of this data collection. More specifically, these data follow the attempts of these states to influence others and the responses generated over the course of the crises. The sample reflects a broad historical range of crises and includes those that involve war as well as those that do not. Each data file contains information on a crisis or set of crises. Within each data file the cases represent actions taken during the crisis period. The data allow for a micro level of analysis with measures that distinguish a wide range of cooperative and conflictive interstate actions. In addition, measures are included that are sensitive to the mix of different behaviors and that record the tempo of the action within given time intervals. There are two computer programs provided with this data collection. Part 32, the Crisis Program, allows for the counting and scaling of events. Part 43, the Demand Program, searches for demands, and describes and categorizes actions resulting from the demands.
 
Geographic Coverage:Global
 
Time Period:1816 - 1979
 
Date(s) of Collection:1974 - 1991
 
Universe:Identified population of interstate crises, 1816-1980.
 
Data Type:event/transaction data, and program source code
 
Data Collection Notes:Part 32 is the Crisis Program, an interactive program written in VAX-11 PASCAL, which contains subroutines for counting and scaling actions. This program was written for use on a Digital VAX mini-computer. Part 33 is a categorization and weight scheme used by the Crisis Program. This scheme is necessary to run the Crisis Program. This scheme may be modified by users to their own specifications. It also should be noted that in order to use the Crisis Program, the names of the crisis files and of the categorization/weight scheme file MUST match the part names provided below, excluding the sections in parentheses. Part 43, the Demand Program, searches the selected data file for a demand directed by one state on another and describes any inducements that accompany the demand. It also then searches, describes, and categorizes any actions resulting from these demands. Part 44 is a listing of categories that must accompany Part 43.
 

Methodology

Sample:Stratified sample of interstate crises.
 
Data Source:newspaper accounts (primarily THE NEW YORK TIMES), English and foreign language accounts by diplomatic historians, and prepared chronologies
 

Access and Availability

Note:A list of the data formats available for this study can be found in the summary of holdings. Detailed file-level information (such as record length, case count, and variable count) is listed in the file manifest.
 
Original ICPSR Release:1987-02-26
 
Version History:The last update of this study occurred on 2006-01-12.
 
  2006-01-12 - All files were removed from dataset 45 and flagged as study-level files, so that they will accompany all downloads.
 
  2006-01-12 - All files were removed from dataset 45 and flagged as study-level files, so that they will accompany all downloads.
 
Dataset(s):
  • DS1: Pastry.dat (Pastry War)
  • DS2: Schles.dat (2nd Schleswig-Holstein War)
  • DS3: Rustrk.dat (Russo-Turkish War and Britain-Russian Crisis)
  • DS4: Brprt.dat (British-Portugal Crisis)
  • DS5: Spam.dat (Spanish-American War)
  • DS6: Fashod.dat (Fashoda Crisis)
  • DS7: 1stmor.dat (1st Moroccan Crisis)
  • DS8: Cenam.dat (2nd Central American War)
  • DS9: Bosnia.dat (Bosnia Crisis)
  • DS10: 2ndmor.dat (2nd Moroccan Crisis)
  • DS11: Balkan.dat (1st and 2nd Balkan Wars)
  • DS12: Preww1.dat (Pre-World War I)
  • DS13: Teshen.dat (Teschen Crisis)
  • DS14: Chaco.dat (Chaco Dispute)
  • DS15: Italet.dat (Italian-Ethiopian War)
  • DS16: Rhine.dat (Rhineland Crisis)
  • DS17: Anschl.dat (Anschluss Crisis)
  • DS18: Munich.dat (Munich Crisis)
  • DS19: Pollit.dat (Polish-Lithuanian Crisis)
  • DS20: Preww2.dat (Pre-World War II and Italian-French Crisis)
  • DS21: Kash1.dat (1st Kashmir War)
  • DS22: Palest.dat (Palestine War)
  • DS23: Berair.dat (Berlin Blockade)
  • DS24: Triest.dat (Trieste Crisis)
  • DS25: Suez.dat (Suez Crisis)
  • DS26: Berwal.dat (Berlin Wall Crisis)
  • DS27: Cuban.dat (Cuban Missile Crisis)
  • DS28: Cyprus.dat (Cyprus Crisis)
  • DS29: Kash2.dat (2nd Kashmir War and Rann of Kutch)
  • DS30: Sixday.dat (Six-Day War)
  • DS31: Bangla.dat (Bangladesh War)
  • DS32: Crisis.pas (Crisis Program)
  • DS33: Both.sco (Categorization and Weighting Scheme)
  • DS34: Crimean.dat (Crimean War)
  • DS35: Manchu.dat (Manchurian Conflict)
  • DS36: Hondur.dat (Honduran Border Crisis)
  • DS37: Sinind.dat (Sino-Indian Crisis)
  • DS38: Bizerte.dat (Bizerte Crisis)
  • DS39: Yomkip.dat (Yom Kippur War)
  • DS40: Codwar.dat (Cod War)
  • DS41: Beagle.dat (Beagle Channel Dispute)
  • DS42: Chinam.dat (China-Vietnam War)
  • DS43: Demand.pas (Analyzing Influence Attempt-Response Sequences)
  • DS44: Demand.list (Category Lists Accompanying Demand.pas)
 

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