Three classifications of states for further
comparative analysis: states experiencing collective political violence with excessive targeting of
civilians (CPVCIV), states experiencing political violence without excessive targeting of
civilians (CPVNOCIV), and states without collective political violence. The first two
classifications provided ordinal magnitude scales, ranging from 1 to 4; the third classification
was used as a common baseline control set (scaled value “0�).
Collective Political Violence with Excessive Targeting of Civilians (CPVCIV)
CPV recoded into CPVCIV
8 4
7 3
5 2
3 1
Collective Political Violence without Excessive Targeting of Civilians (CPVNOCIV)
CPV recoded into CPVNOCIV
6 4
4 3
2 2
1 1
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GLOBAL TERRORISM:
AN OVERVIEW AND ANALYSIS
Monty G. Marshall
INSCR
Integrated Network for Societal Conflict Research
CIDCM
Center for International Development and Conflict Management
University of Maryland, College Park
and the
Center for Systemic Peace
Draft: September 11, 2002
The Collective Political Violence (CPV) scale reflects general, ordinal levels of state, non-state,
and communal group violence within a particular country during the 1990s.
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GLOBAL TERRORISM:
AN OVERVIEW AND ANALYSIS
Monty G. Marshall
INSCR
Integrated Network for Societal Conflict Research
CIDCM
Center for International Development and Conflict Management
University of Maryland, College Park
and the
Center for Systemic Peace
Draft: September 11, 2002
Table 4: Description of the Global Terrorism Indicator
Level General Category Description (TERROR)
5 Greater than 1000 deaths
4 Greater than 200 and less than or equal to 1000 deaths
3 Greater than 100 and less than or equal to 200 deaths
2 Greater than 20 and less than or equal to 100 deaths
1 Less than or equal to 20 deaths
0 No deaths or incidents recorded
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GLOBAL TERRORISM:
AN OVERVIEW AND ANALYSIS
Monty G. Marshall
INSCR
Integrated Network for Societal Conflict Research
CIDCM
Center for International Development and Conflict Management
University of Maryland, College Park
and the
Center for Systemic Peace
Draft: September 11, 2002
Date of adoption of the United Nations Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Civil Aviation, Signed in Montreal on 23 September 1971
Date of adoption of the United Nations Protocol on the Suppression on the Suppression of Unlawful Acts of Violence at Airports Serving International Civil Aviation, supplementary to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Civil Aviation, signed in Montreal on Feb 24 1988