Seminar today in Visby on the effect of organized violence on civilian population with @erikmelander.bsky.social from the National Defense University and Malin Dahlberg Markstedt from OperationAid. Here are three numbers from my presentation... 1/3 @uupeace.bsky.social @ucdp.bsky.social

📢New UCDP datasets available through our API! Version 26.1 is live across all core UCDP datasets, including a brand new addition: UCDP Organized Violence Country-Year Dataset, which provides country-year aggregations based on the UCDP GED. ucdp.uu.se/apidocs/ ucdp.uu.se/downloads/

The datasets covering the year 2025 from the Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) have now been released. Read more 👉 www.uu.se/en/news/2026... The datasets are available through the UCDP website 👉 www.uu.se/en/departmen... Detailed analysis in Journal of Peace Research 👉 doi.org/10.1093/jopr...

The program for the #DEMSCORE Conference 2026 is now online! See the full program at www.demscore.se/events/demsc... We look forward to seeing all participants in Gothenburg soon. @vdeminstitute.bsky.social @qoginstitute.bsky.social @viewsforecasting.org @ucdp.bsky.social @repdem-org.bsky.social

Demscore provides free access to harmonized data from some of the world’s largest datasets on #Democracy, #Environment, #Migration, #SocialPolicy, #Conflict, and #Representation. @vdeminstitute.bsky.social @ucdp.bsky.social @qoginstitute.bsky.social @viewsforecasting.org @repdem-org.bsky.social

Don't miss the opportunity! Deadline for #internship applications at DEMSCORE coming up this Sunday, April 12. Application information: www.demscore.se/about/intern... #Polisky #PolDataSky #SocialScience @qoginstitute.bsky.social @ucdp.bsky.social @viewsforecasting.org @repdem-org.bsky.social

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#Internship at DEMSCORE Fall 2026 Are you a student with a strong interest in data-driven research within the field of social science? Apply now for an internship at DEMSCORE during the fall semester 2026. 👉 Application information: www.demscore.se/about/intern... 📆 Application deadline: April 12

#Deadline March 22 for paper abstracts and panel propsals for the DEMSCORE Conference 2026 🔜 Submit your paper abstract or panel proposal here: www.demscore.se/events/demsc... We invite submissions for presentations and panel discussions, preferably using at least two of DEMSCORE’s data sources.

👉 Registation Open for DEMSCORE Conference 2026 Join us in Gothenburg for the 4th DEMSCORE Conference! Registration is now open on the DEMSCORE website: www.demscore.se/events/demsc... 📅 Registration deadline is May 22 #Polisky #PolDataSky #SocialScienceData #CompSocialScience #PoliSciSky

In an article for the Telegraph, Magnus Öberg and Therese Pettersson, both from @ucdp.bsky.social, discuss how indirect deaths from war far exceed the fatalities recorded in conflict datasets. www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...

📢 Call for Papers DEMSCORE Conference 2026 We invite submissions for presentations and panel discussions preferably using at least two of DEMSCORE’s data sources (see 🧵). Abstract submission deadline March 22, 2026 Read more: www.demscore.se/events/demsc... #CompSocialScience #SocialScience 🧵1(8)

🎉 UCDP Research Coordinator Therese Pettersson has been named to Clarivate’s 2025 “Highly Cited Researchers” list. This is likely the first time a researcher from our department has received this distinction. Congratulations Therese and the entire @ucdp.bsky.social team on this achievement! 💪

📢 Out Now! DEMSCORE v6 Demscore v6 update includes the new @ucdp.bsky.social annual release, updated @repdem-org.bsky.social Basic datasets, @viewsforecasting.org monthly updates until August 2025, + a new thematic dataset on Laws and Liberties. #SocialScienceData #PoliticalScienceData #Polisky 1(5)

Coming very soon! DEMSCORE v6 offers new updates from UCDP, REPDEM, and VIEWS, and a new thematic dataset. @ucdp.bsky.social @qoginstitute.bsky.social @vdeminstitute.bsky.social @viewsforecasting.org ‬‬ @repdem-org.bsky.social #polisky #PoliSkyData #PoliSciSky #SocialScience #SocialScienceData 1(3)

Today we had the pleasure of welcoming a delegation from @sidasweden.bsky.social‬, which manages Sweden's foreign aid. Thank you for this opportunity to hear about your impactful work around the globe, and discuss how our research and data could further support these efforts!

Israeli military's own data shows 83% of deaths in Gaza were civilians. UCDP's Therese Pettersson calls the ratio "unusually high", comparable to Rwanda 1994 and Mariupol 2022. This article highlights immense civilian suffering and raises questions about the reliability of wartime casualty data.

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 12mo ago

Revealed: Israeli military’s own data indicates civilian death rate of 83% in Gaza war

🏆We are happy to announce that #DEMSCORE has received the 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆 & 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 Award, in the framework of Acquisition International’s Non-Profit Organisation Award 2025🎉 #SocialScienceData #SocialScience #PolDataSky #PoliSkyData #PoliSciSky #PoliSky #AcademicSky 1(3)

I am hiring! 1-2 post-docs to join my project on political violence in democracies at @uupeace.bsky.social!

UppsalaPeaceConflict@uupeace.bsky.social · 12mo ago

We are looking for 1–2 postdoctoral researchers to join the project “Political Violence in Democracies”, led by @hannefjelde.bsky.social 📌 Full-time, 2-year postdoctoral position 📆 Start Date: Dec 1, (or by agreement) 📍 Location: Uppsala ⏳ Apply by: Oct 1 Read more: www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...

📊 The two most used sources of conflict data are @ucdp.bsky.social and ACLED. A recent article examines which factors drive the differences observed in these two datasets. 🔗 Open access article in Research & Politics by Magnus Öberg and Mert Can Yilmaz: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

A new article by UCDP's Magnus Öberg and Mert Can Yilmaz in Research & Politics reveals that differences between major conflict datasets aren't driven by sourcing strategies or inclusion thresholds as previously claimed (1/3) Read the article: doi.org/10.1177/2053...

Presenterade den dystra omvärldsutvecklingen, de ökande konfliktnivåerna med data från Uppsala konfliktdataprogram @ucdp.bsky.social , och diskuterade framtidsutsikter med @erikmelander.bsky.social i Almedalen. #Almedalen

Want to know more about conflict deaths across the world? @ourworldindata.org has now updated their visuals with the latest data from UCDP. ourworldindata.org/war-and-peace

The war in Gaza features one of the highest civilian-to-combatant death ratios of any modern conflict. UCDP's Mert Can Yilmaz elaborates on this in Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish) www.dn.se/varlden/sven...

Svensk kartläggning: Minst 29 000 civila har dödats i Gazakriget

Sedan den 7 oktober 2023 har minst 29 000 civila dödats i väpnade attacker i Israel och de ockuperade palestinska områdena.

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Since 2010, the number of conflicts involving states has almost doubled, and the total number of deaths has increased five-fold. Read more about the new UCDP data in this @jpeaceresearch.bsky.social open access article: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Organized violence 1989–2024, and the challenges of identifying civilian victims - Shawn Davies, Therése Pettersson, Margareta Sollenberg, Magnus Öberg, 2025

This article examines global trends in organized violence based on new data from the Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP). In 2024, the number of state-based ar...

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🎙️ UCDP Research coordinator Therese Petterson discusses the @ucdp.bsky.social newly released data for the year 2024 in the latest episode of Researching Peace. She also walks us through how the team ensures the quality of the datasets. 🎧Listen: www.podbean.com/eas/pb-9jgwa...

What does the latest data say about global conflict trends? UCDP’s Therese Pettersson joined the launch of the @PRIOresearch Conflict Trends Report, presenting the most recent findings from UCDP that underpin the report. Watch the event here: youtu.be/kJjY8xRXK_k Photo: Kia Michaelsen

The full analysis by Shawn Davies, Therése Pettersson, Margareta Sollenberg and @magnusoberg.bsky.social (all @uupeace.bsky.social) is open access in Journal of Peace Research – read it here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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New UCDP data release! In the 2024 update from the @ucdp.bsky.social, organised violence remained alarmingly high, with 61 state-based conflicts and nearly 160,000 recorded fatalities.

New data from UCDP shows the highest number of active conflicts ever recorded, press release found here: www.eurekalert.org/news-release...

UCDP: Sharp increase in conflicts and wars

The number of armed conflicts in the world reached a historic high in 2024. This is shown by new data from the Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) at Uppsala University. Despite a marginal decrease i...

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Right now at the #DemscoreConference: Final panel - How to deal with uncertainty in #conflict data collection and forecasting? @uupeace.bsky.social @ucdp.bsky.social @viewsforecasting.org‬‬‬ @uupeace.bsky.social ‬ #SocialScience #Polisky #PoliSciSky #SocialScienceData #PolDataSky 🧵1(3)

Ready to welcome you to the Demscore Conference 2025! Check out the program at www.demscore.se/events/demsc... #Polisky #SocialScienceData #PolDataSky #PoliSciSky @qoginstitute.bsky.social @vdeminstitute.bsky.social @ucdp.bsky.social @repdem-org.bsky.social @viewsforecasting.org