Challenges from within: Introducing the Uppsala Coup Events Dataset.

This paper introduces the Uppsala Coup Events Dataset (UCED), covering almost 600 coup events globally from 1950 to 2010. The paper presents the data and its conceptual underpinnings, comparing and contrasting it to existing coup datasets. While there are some conceptual differences and numerous differences in the list of coup events, what really sets UCED apart from the rest is the amount of information contained on each event. In addition to the usual information on date and outcome of coup events, UCED contains information on among other things identity of the actors, the use of force, battle deaths, one-sided violence, foreign involvement, and the fate of incumbents and coup makers. The data, furthermore, is integrated with the various conflict datasets from the Uppsala Conflict Data Program, allowing users to distinguish between categories of violence without double counting or loosing information. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]