UIA’s work is of particular interest to academic researchers in a wide range of disciplines including:
- Political Science
- Sociology
- International Relations
- Peace Studies
We work with universities and research institutes around the world and frequently assist graduate and post-graduate students with their research and data needs.
Some examples of recent research utilizing our data:
Project Name: International Civil Society and Perspectives on Terrorism and Conflict
Researcher Name: Charlie Carter, PhD Candidate at the London School of Economics and Political Science’s Department of International Relations
Brief description: This quantitative research project studies the views of international civil society on the challenges presented by contemporary counterterrorism and conflict resolution efforts. It relies upon the Union of International Associations’ “Yearbook of International Organizations” dataset to identify relevant organizations, the legal or organic ties that exist between them, and their characteristics. These data enable a hitherto unfeasible study of the views that underpin international efforts to reduce the incidence of terrorism or otherwise illegitimate exercises of political violence.
Project Name: New and Enduring Challenges to Global Environmentalism
Researcher Name: David John Frank, Julia C. Lerch, & Evan Schofer; Department of Sociology, University of California, Irvine
Brief description: This project analyzes cross-national and longitudinal data on environmental outcomes and environmental institutions. Our goal is to discern the social forces that support and undermine global environmentalism. We use several variables from the Yearbook of International Organizations, to measure country ties to and the global strength of (1) liberal world society, (2) illiberal world society, and (3) resource extraction. These data help us understand both new and enduring challenges to global environmentalism.
Project Name: Human Rights Organizations and Their Commitment to Human Rights Norms
Researcher Name: Jinho Kim and Baekkwan Park, University of Missouri; Carrie Park, University of Georgia
Brief description: This project examines how human rights organizations adjust their commitments to human rights norms over time. Drawing on data from the Yearbook of International Organizations, we construct measures of organizational characteristics. These data allow us to analyze changes in levels of normative commitment across organizations.