Scalogram Analysis of Political Violence

cross-national data on domestic conflict, minority tensions, and political structure are being collected and analyzed. THIS IS A cross-national analysis of political violence as it occurred in~ eighty-two nations during the period 1948-1961. It is also a study that relies upon statistical techniques of analysis; data had to be quantified, and we relied extensively on using coded categories of behavior. We have operationalized our concept of political violence in this study, used both intuitive and inductive techniques to form a scale on which the eighty-two nations can be rated for this variable, and sought correlates of this type of political instability. The research has been in progress for some five years, and in a sense this constitutes a progress report. Some of the findings have been extensively tested and found highly reliable. Some of the data analysis that we present reports only tentative findings. The potential scope of the research is so large, though, that it seems desirable to publish findings and seek criticism and suggestions. AUTHOR’S NOTE: This is a revised version of a paper originally prepared for delivery at the 1967 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association in Chicago. The data used in this study were collected at San Diego State College while working with Ivo K. and Rosalind L. Feierabend. Grateful acknowledgment is made for the encouragement and stimulation they provided. Funds were made available