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Dataset documents right-wing terrorism and violence in Western Europe

March 19th, 2019

Documenting right-wing terrorism and violence — Credit: Mapswire

Right-wing terrorism and violence in Western Europe: the RTV dataset documents right-wing terrorism and violence in Western Europe between 1990 and 2015.

The dataset currently comprises 578 events, including 190 deadly events causing 303 deaths. The full version of the dataset provides extensive information about each event, including all corresponding sources. Each event has been coded on a range of variables, including time and location, perpetrator and victim characteristics, organizational affiliation, weapon type, and number of casualties.

The dataset has been created by Jacob Aasland Ravndal, Postdoctoral Fellow at C-REX.

Click here to get access to the dataset.

Provided by University of Oslo

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