Social Conflict Analysis Database (SCAD)

Social Conflict Analysis Database (SCAD)

The Robert Strauss Center's Social Conflict Analysis Database (SCAD) records protests, riots, strikes, inter-communal conflict and government violence against civilians that are not systematically tracked in other conflict datasets. Separate Africa and Latin America (Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean) downloads are offered, plus a companion SCAD-Organizational Properties (SCAD-Ops) dataset identifying actors and targets for Egypt, South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Mexico, each with its own codebook.

Coverage

The database page says: "SCAD currently includes information social conflicts from 1990-2017, covering all of Africa and now also Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean." SCAD-Ops coverage is limited to the countries named above. Update status, record counts and whether the 1990-2017 window will be extended: Not stated.

Verdict

Use this for a historical signal on protests, riots, strikes and government repression in Africa and parts of Latin America. The database page says: "SCAD currently includes information social conflicts from 1990-2017, covering all of Africa and now also Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean." Data stops in 2017 and is not a live feed. A reuse licence is not stated on the page; it instead asks: "Please cite data as: Salehyan, Idean, Cullen S. Hendrix, Jesse Hamner, Christina Case, Christopher Linebarger, Emily Stull, and Jennifer Williams." (continuing with the 2012 International Interactions article). Signal Lab links only.