Political violence is very irregularly distributed across time. Periods of relative calm are often followed by massive waves of attacks. Violent events are relatively rare, sparse and concentrated, making it difficult to evaluate whether violence is actually increasing or decreasing.
To overcome these limitations, UF Geography Associate Professor Olivier Walther developed a new dashboard in collaboration with the OECD and Dr. Rafael Prieto-Curiel from the Complexity Science Hub.
As Dr. Walther explains: “The dashboard can tell us whether violence is increasing or decreasing in a particular region with a very high degree of precision. We can also track the evolution of certain extremist groups and how they respond to anti-insurgency initiatives”.
Read a longer version of this blog or open the new dashboard.