China Strikes

China Strikes maps instances of labor unrest in China between 2003 and 2004 or the full Hu Jintao-Wen Jiabao administration. It draws on state media, foreign media, social media, and the websites of dissident and advocacy groups. Incidents are coded according to: industry affected, enterprise ownership type, grievances and demands, number of workers involved, and dispute outcome. Visitors to the dataset’s website can upload information on any information missed. The website, which uses the Ushahidi crowdmapping platform, can be accessed at https://chinastrikes.crowdmap.com/. To download the dataset as a CSV file, click here. Information on citing the data can be found at the website.

Economic Blame in China

The Harvard Dataverse contains the survey data and code needed to replicate:

Elfstrom, Manfred, and Xiaojun Li. Forthcoming. “Propaganda and Blame Attribution during Economic Downturns: Evidence from China.” Studies in Comparative International Development.

Coal and Collective Action in West Virginia

The Harvard Dataverse also contains the full dataset of 1,525 reports of collective actions occurring between 1995 and 2001 and reported in the Charleston Gazette Mail, which is the basis for:

Elfstrom, Manfred, and Abigail Ververda. Forthcoming. “Coal and Collective Action in Appalachia: Findings from a New Dataset.” Government and Opposition.