Community Perceptions of UN Peacekeeper Conduct in Eastern DRC

Mixed-methods data collected by Susan Bartels examine local community perceptions of interactions between UN peacekeepers and local women and girls in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The data were collected from six purposively selected UN bases in eastern DRC, representing urban and rural regions. The dataset was last updated on the Borealis Harvested Dataverse platform in February 2024.

Use Cases

• Analyze regional variation in community perceptions based on data from six UN bases.
• Study correlations between peacekeeping base characteristics and reported perceptions of misconduct.
• Model community sentiment regarding peacekeeper-local interactions using mixed-methods survey data.

Strengths

• Data collection targeted six UN bases selected based on size, troop composition, years of operation, and geographic variation.
• Mixed-methods approach likely provides both quantitative and qualitative insights into community perceptions.
• Dataset is hosted on an institutional dataverse platform, suggesting a degree of curation.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale statistical modeling.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Borealis Harvested Dataverse

Collection Method

Mixed-methods data collection from local communities near six UN bases.

Freshness

Last updated 2024-02-29 22:43:23; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (Kisangani, Bunia, Goma, Kalemie, Bukavu, Beni)