Major Episodes of Political Violence (MEPV)

Summary

Major Episodes of Political Violence (MEPV) tracks and analyzes large-scale armed conflicts worldwide. These episodes are defined by the systematic and sustained use of lethal violence resulting in at least 500 directly-related deaths.

Tables In IFs

Variable	Definition	Last IFs Update	UsedInPreprocessor
SecMEPVCivilViolenceMag	Magnitude score of episodes of civil violence from 1-10 (highest)	6/17/2014	0
SecMEPVCivilWarMag	Magnitude score of episodes of civil war, from 1-10 (highest)	6/17/2014	0
SecMEPVEthnicViolenceMag	Magnitude score of episodes of ethnic violence from 1-10 (highest)	6/17/2014	0
SecMEPVEthnicWarMag	Magnitude score of episodes of ethnic war from 1-10 (highest)	6/17/2014	0
SecMEPVInterstateWarMag	Total Magnitude score for interstate violence 1-10 (highest)	11/23/2010	0
SecMEPVIntViolenceMag	Magnitude sore of episodes of international violence from 1-10 (highest)	6/17/2014	0
SecMEPVIntWarMag	Magnitude sore of episodes of international war from 1-10 (highest)	6/17/2014	0
SecMEPVNeighborMagAll	Magnitude score for total neighborhood violence 1-10 (highest)	11/23/2010	0
SecMEPVNeighborMagInterState	Magnitude score for interstate neighborhood violence 1-10 (highest)	11/23/2010	0
SecMEPVNeighborMagSocial	Magnitude score for social neighborhood violence 1-10 (highest)	11/23/2010	0
SecMEPVNeighborwithALLMEPV	Episodes of total MEPV neighborhood violence	11/23/2010	0
SecMEPVNeighborwithInterstateMEPV	Episodes of neighborhood interstate violence	11/23/2010	0
SecMEPVNeighborwithSocialMEPV	Episodes of neighborhood social violence	11/23/2010	0
SecMEPVSocialWarMag	Total Magnitude score for social violence 1-10 (highest)	7/22/2012	0
SecMEPVTotalWarMag	Total Magnitude score for social violence 1-10 (highest); 0 for none	11/23/2010	0

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