Introducing the Armed Nonstate Actor Rivalry Dataset (ANARD)

Powell, S. R. and Florea, A. (2021) Introducing the Armed Nonstate Actor Rivalry Dataset (ANARD). Civil Wars, 23(2), pp. 177-206. (doi: 10.1080/13698249.2021.1883334)

Abstract

While research on interstate rivalries is abundant, scholarship examining nonstate rivalries remains limited. To address this shortcoming, in this article we introduce the Armed Nonstate Actor Rivalry Dataset (ANARD) – a dataset which captures dyadic rivalries and militarised disputes among armed nonstate actors in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) between 1993 and 2018. We begin by explaining why fine-grained data on militarised interactions between armed nonstate organisations are needed for a comprehensive understanding of conflict. We then provide details of the data collection process and coding practices. Finally, we identify the contributions that ANARD can make to conflict research.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Florea, Dr Adrian and Powell, Stephen
• Authors: Powell, S. R., and Florea, A.
• College/School: College of Social Sciences > School of Social and Political Sciences > Central and East European Studies
• Journal Name: Civil Wars
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis
• ISSN: 1369-8249
• ISSN (Online): 1743-968X
• Published Online: 29 March 2021
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2021 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor and Francis Group
• First Published: First published in Civil Wars 23(2): 177-206
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced in accordance with the publisher copyright policy