This dataset compiles the international, peer-reviewed literature on land use conflicts that was published between 2005 and 2020. It lists 306 publications and provides for each of them information regarding the research methods, research aims, covered land use types, covered geographical region, subject area, definition of "land use conflict", and conceptual approach. It can be used to identify publications on specified topics or combinations of topics, such as literature on land use conflicts in Africa regarding the land use type pastoralism. The ROSES for systematic map reports file provides information of how the systematic map was compiled and the list of unobtainable and excluded publications lists those publications that appeared in the initial database search but were not included in the mapping, with reasons for exclusion. More information on the dataset's creation, a detailed analysis, and interpretation are provided in the corresponding journal article: Fienitz, Meike. 2023. "Taking stock of land use conflict research: A systematic map with special focus on conceptual approaches." Society & Natural Resources. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08941920.2023.2199380

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This work was supported by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research under Grant 033L205A.