Major intrastate conflicts, such ascivil wars, and the resulting set-backs for economic andpolitical development, have received increasing researchattention in recent years. A growing literature has soughtto investigate conditions that affect the probability ofcountries experiencing large-scale violence, in particularthe likelihood of civil war. However, many developingcountries are affected by high levels of communal andinter-communal conflict that does not take the form of acivil war, but nonetheless results in significantcasualties, destruction of livelihoods and property.Pervasive and widespread local conflict is not only abarrier to development but in some cases threatens toescalate into larger incidents of unrest or evenfully-fledged violent conflict. Countries undergoingdifficult political and economic transitions appearespecially vulnerable.This paper defines local conflict inIndonesia in terms of its incidence and impact measuredwithin a locality, while the causes of local conflict may beendogenous or extra-local. The Indonesia statistical agencyhas adopted a definition of local conflict beyond somethreshold of violence within a given locality in the pastyear, that may in turn have been associated with loss oflife, serious injury, or property damage. Responses arecompiled from village leaders and central governmentstatistical agents posted at the subdistrict level.
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