Databases for Researching Self-Determination  

• The PA-X Peace Agreement Database - The PA-X Peace Agreement Database is a database and repository of peace agreements from 1990 to date hosted by the University of Edinburgh. Itt can be searched for peace agreements that contain provisions related to internal or external self-determination. PA-X provides a comprehensive dataset of peace agreements from 1990 to the end of 2018, capable of underpinning both quantitative and qualitative research. PA-X also publishes reports on various themes related to peace negotiations, agreements, and post-conflict peacebuilding.

• Peace Accords Matrix - The Peace Accords Matrix project hosts a database of peace agreements from 1989 and the largest existing collection of data on the implementation of peace agreements. Each peace agreement in the database has a dozen or more content pages that sort the relevant provisions into topics areas such as “ceasefires” or “natural resource management” and provide a detailed timeline of the implementation of that section of the agreement. Many of the agreements have content pages for right to self-determination and they include a timeline of the implementation.

• UN iLibrary - UN iLibrary is the comprehensive global search, discovery, and viewing source for digital content created by the United Nations. It includes material related to the right to self-determination and conflicts over self-determination.

• The Uppsala Conflict Data Program - The Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) is the world’s main provider of data on organized violence and the oldest ongoing data collection project for civil war, with a history of almost 40 years. Its definition of armed conflict has become the global standard of how conflicts are systematically defined and studied.