The dataset records participation of 2,582 formal organizations in 32,131 protest events across Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean from 1990 to 2017. It includes maximalist and reformist events, providing data on event demands, participation, and organization features such as type, goals, and alliances.
Use Cases
- Analyze the relationship between organization type and event demands across 32,131 protest episodes.
- Study the impact of interorganizational alliances on protest outcomes and participation levels.
- Model the lifecycle of organizations using birth date and year of termination data for 2,582 entities.
- Compare participation patterns in maximalist versus reformist protest events over the 27-year period.
Strengths
- Contains records for 2,582 formal organizations, enabling detailed organizational analysis.
- Covers 32,131 protest events, providing a substantial base for event-level studies.
- Spans a 27-year time range from 1990 to 2017, allowing for longitudinal research.
- Includes data from two major world regions: Africa, and Latin America and the Caribbean.
Limitations
- The dataset's scope is limited to Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean, excluding other world regions.
- Data collection ended in 2017, which may limit analysis of contemporary protest dynamics.
- The specific number and definition of data columns are unknown, which could complicate initial analysis.
Provenance
- Source
- The ARC Project Dataverse, authored by Charles Butcher.
- Collection Method
- Records participation of formal organizations in protest events; specific collection methodology is not detailed in the input.
- Time Range
- 1990 to 2017
- Freshness
- The dataset was last updated on March 5, 2026, indicating recent maintenance.
- Geography
- Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean