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Actor-Specific Guides
Explainers on specific actors and associate actor types, and how they are coded.
Peacekeepers
Scope and coverage in ACLED data
The scope of the data
Q: How does ACLED define ‘peacekeepers’?
A: Peacekeepers include all actors directly affiliated with official ‘peacekeeping missions’. These are defined as any military action designed to keep the peace with the consent of parties involved by remaining impartial in the conflict and by refraining from force, except in the case of self-defense or defense of the mandate.…
Journalists and Media Workers
Scope and coverage in ACLED data
The scope of the data
Q: How does ACLED define ‘journalists’?
A: The ‘Journalists’ associated actor includes all civilians who engage professionally in the creation of news media.…
Health Workers
Scope and coverage in ACLED data
The scope of the data
Q: How does ACLED define ‘health workers’?
A: Health workers include all civilians who engage in actions with the primary goal of providing health services to a community.…
How does ACLED code the indirect killing of civilians?
Conflict dynamics in a number of contexts ACLED codes have required the establishment of a clear decision on how to code civilian deaths when the deaths are not due to direct targeting.…
How Is Violence Against Local Government Officials and Administrators Captured in ACLED Data?
Tracking violence targeting local administrators
Local government officials and administrators — including governors, mayors, councilors, and other civil servants — frequently come under attack by a wide array of armed actors, from cartels waging turf wars in Mexico to Russian occupying forces in Ukraine (see the ACLED report Administering Violence: An ACLED Special Project on Violence Targeting Local Officials).…