Joint Military Exercises
I have been working to collect data on joint military exercises (JMEs) from 1970-2010. JMEs take place when the militaries from more than one state interact in such a way as to enhance their ability to carry out military operations. They serve a host of purposes, ranging from deterring international conflict to coordinating humanitarian relief operations.
Collecting these data on a global scale is a daunting task for traditional data-collection methods. However, by using applications of automated document classification to locate the relevant information, my coders and I have been able to code 1,479 such exercises with limited resources (grant money totaling $2,800). The exercises are coded for participants, location, duration, and type of exercise, among other attributes. Many exercises contain more than two participants, and so when the data are transformed into the standard dyad-year setup the number of dyad-exercises increases dramatically.
Data can be found here.
Collecting these data on a global scale is a daunting task for traditional data-collection methods. However, by using applications of automated document classification to locate the relevant information, my coders and I have been able to code 1,479 such exercises with limited resources (grant money totaling $2,800). The exercises are coded for participants, location, duration, and type of exercise, among other attributes. Many exercises contain more than two participants, and so when the data are transformed into the standard dyad-year setup the number of dyad-exercises increases dramatically.
Data can be found here.
