Global Antigovernment Protests Analysis

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What type of outcomes does the tracker focus on in relation to protests?

Policy or leadership changes

Why is reliable and accurate information on the number of protesters not always available?

Local authorities may underestimate, and protest organizers may overestimate the size of protests

How does the tracker account for the varying environments for protests across regime types?

Considers protests in contexts with a Freedom in the World rating of 'free' or 'partly free' to be significant if the protest's peak size reaches or exceeds 10,000 protesters

Why are most protests directly related to the coronavirus outbreak included in the tracker?

<p>Because of their potential impact on governance and policy at the local, national, and international levels, and because of the overriding importance of the pandemic crisis</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the sources of information for the data in the tracker?

<p>English-language news sources, including Al Jazeera, the Atlantic, Balkan Insight, BBC, Bloomberg, CNN, DW News, the Economist, Euronews, Financial Times, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, France24, the Guardian, the Nation, NBC News, New York Times, NPR, Reuters, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Vox, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and World Politics Review</p> Signup and view all the answers