Nesstar - Study : People killed at Czechoslovak borders in the years 1948-1989

Dataset: People killed at Czechoslovak borders in the years 1948-1989

Abstract

Database contains a list of persons killed at Czechoslovak borders in the years 1948-1989. Data from archival materials were collected for individual cases and the collected information was labelled with assigned codes in the environment of a relation database.

The text "Description of People killed at Czechoslovak borders in the years 1948-1989 database", which is available below is important for comprehension of ividual variables in the database, and points out and explains problematic categories. The main aim of the text is to allow scholars not acquainted with the database to understand it easily and allow for quicker orientation in it.

Variable Groups

Variables - People killed at Czechoslovak borders in the years 1948-1989 research

Full Title

People killed at Czechoslovak borders in the years 1948-1989

Identification Number

CSDA00168en

Authoring Entity

Name	Affiliation
The Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes

Producer

Name	Affiliation	Abbreviation	Role
The Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes

Date of Production

2013

Place of Production

Prague

Funding Agency/Sponsor

Name	Abbreviation	Role	Grant
The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports	MEYS	data archiving	LM2010006

Data Distributor

Name	Affiliation	Abbreviation
Czech Social Science Data Archive	Institute of Sociology ASCR	CSDA

Depositor

Name	Affiliation	Abbreviation
		ÚSTR

Date of Deposit

2014-10

Date of Distribution

2014-12-30

Version

1st version

Date: 2014-12-30

Type: 1. version of data and metadata

Bibliographic Citation

The Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes. People killed at Czechoslovak borders in the years 1948-1989 [dataset] [online]. Ver. 1.0. Prague: Czech Social Science Data Archive, 2014 [cited DATE]. DOI 10.14473/CSDA50002en

List of Keywords

Crossing the border
Emigration
Killing
Border Guard

Topic Classification

history

Time Period Covered

Start	End	Cycle
1948-02	1989-12

Date of Collection

Start	End	Cycle
2011-11	2013-12

Country

Czechoslovak Republic
Czechoslovak Socialist Republic

Geographic Coverage

The data are related to cases of killing at Czechoslovak state borders and in their close vicinity.

Unit of Analysis

individual

Data Collector

The Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes

Sampling Procedure

No sampling used

Mode of Data Collection

Research in archives and data mining in archival materials (Security Services Archive, National Archives, Central Military Archives, Nation's Memory Institute Archive, regional archives)

Availability Status

Available online

Restrictions

Available only for registered users who signed "Contract of Providing the Access to People killed at Czechoslovak borders Data Set".