We introduce a new dataset, Contemporary Slavery in Armed Conflict (CSAC), coding instances and types of enslavement in armed conflict from 1989 to 2016, building on Uppsala Conflict Data Program data. CSAC currently covers 171 armed conflicts from 1989 to 2016, with the unit of analysis being the conflict-year. We identify different types of enslavement within these conflicts and find that 87% contained incidences of child soldiers, 34% included sexual exploitation/forced marriage, 23% included forced labor, and 16% contained instances of human trafficking. The use of enslavement in armed conflict to support strategic aims is also identified and found in about 17% of cases. Next, drawing upon key variables from the Uppsala Conflict Data Program, we present a series of cross-tabulations looking at the presence of slavery and conflict broken down by conflict incompatibility, intensity level, and type. We see the coding of slavery within conflict as a step toward generating greater understanding of when and how state and non-state actors use enslavement within conflict, with the goal of mitigating and possibly eradicating slavery in warfare.

我们引入了一个新的数据集，武装冲突中的当代奴隶制 (CSAC)，基于乌普萨拉冲突数据计划数据，对 1989 年至 2016 年武装冲突中的奴役实例和类型进行编码。CSAC 目前涵盖 1989 年至 2016 年的 171 起武装冲突，分析单位为冲突年。我们在这些冲突中确定了不同类型的奴役，发现 87% 包含儿童兵事件，34% 包含性剥削/强迫婚姻，23% 包含强迫劳动，16% 包含人口贩运事件。在大约 17% 的案例中还发现并发现了在武装冲突中使用奴役来支持战略目标。接下来，利用乌普萨拉冲突数据计划中的关键变量，我们提供了一系列交叉列表，查看奴隶制和冲突的存在，按冲突不相容性、强度级别和类型进行细分。我们认为冲突中的奴隶制编码是朝着更好地了解国家和非国家行为者何时以及如何在冲突中使用奴隶制的一步，其目标是减轻并可能根除战争中的奴隶制。