10.7910/DVN/VKECUK Kosack, Stephen Stephen Kosack University of Washington Smith, Evann Evann Smith Harvard University Harvard Dataverse 2019 Social Sciences Mass movement Social movement Mobilization Middle East Harvard University, Department of Government Department of Government Harvard University Department of Government Harvard University Wall, Thom Thom Wall 2016-05-12 2019-12-10 2022-03-23 10.7910/DVN/VKECUK/NSXDQ0 10.7910/DVN/VKECUK/SOKZNW 65507 220499 application/pdf text/tab-separated-values 1.1 Custom terms specific to this dataset The Middle East Mass Movements Database, a part of the larger Mass Movements Project, contains basic characteristics of all mass movements in the region for each year that they mobilize at least 1,000 participants in costly action for a least a month in pursuit of a common political goal. The data are the result of a lengthy coding process in which two researchers independently explore each known mobilization with all available secondary sources and, if they determine that it meets the thresholds, separately code its observable characteristics; any coding disagreements are resolved by moderated debate until the researchers reach consensus. The data cover 16 variables on movement characteristics, including mobilizing identities, organization, and action, for the 19 countries of the Middle East and North Africa from 1900-2012. Algeria Bahrain Egypt Iran, Islamic Republic of Iraq Israel Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Libya Morocco Oman Qatar Saudi Arabia Syrian Arab Republic Tunisia Turkey United Arab Emirates Yemen