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www.cerac.org.co
CERAC’s Team
• Research Associates
• Researchers
• Support Staff
CERAC Research lines
Our current research topics are:
• Economic Analysis of Conflict and Violence
• Human Security
• Urban Security
• Conflict Measurement
• Demographic Impact of Violence and Conflict in Colombia
Conflict in Colombia
• Left-wing guerrillas – FARC (big) and ELN (small), illegal right-wing paramilitaries and government forces.
• Has been going on for a long time, possibly four decades depending on how you count.
• Low intensity – roughly 2,000 deaths per year over the last 16 years.
• Is linked with mass criminality, including drug dealing (coca and heroin), kidnapping, extortion, land and cattle theft, etc.
Methodology
• Periodicals from a local NGO, Justicia y Paz, lists events compiled from primary sources and from local and national press reports.
• We begin with these reports to create an event-based dataset.
• We include only clear conflict events, requiring each event to have a military effect and to reflect a group action.
Methodology
• The team investigates all big events plus a large random sample of smaller events.
• CERAC also has event lists from numerous other sources which we are gradually integrating.
• Presently we are integrating very comprehensive media coverage, even radio, going back to 2001. We hope that this will eventually allow us to update the data on a daily basis.
CERAC Dataset
• Covers the years 1988 – first half of 2005.
• Contains more than 21,000 events with a set of characteristics for each one.
CERAC Dataset
• Date.
• Participants - left-wing guerrillas, government forces and right-wing paramilitaries.
• Type of event – clash vs. attack with attacks divided into more than 40 categories.
CERAC Dataset
• Important attack types include massacres, bombings, attacks on economic infrastructure, incursions and aerial bombardments.
• Location – departments (states or counties), municipalities and points for many events.
• Casualties – killings and injuries of guerrillas, government forces, paramilitaries and civilians.
SARAC
• SARAC is an information system for analysis and registration of conflict actions.
• Developed at CERAC.
• Is in the implementation phase for Colombia and Perú.