Yearbook Volume 5 Statistics - 2002


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PART A. STATISTICAL DATA AND GRAPHICS


SECTION 0. CURRENT OVERVIEW

0.1. Number of international organizations: 2001

    0.1.1. All bodies in Yearbook database
    0.1.2. Cluster I: International organizations
    0.1.3. Cluster II: Dependent bodies
    0.1.4. Cluster III: Organizational substitutes
    0.1.5. Cluster IV: National bodies
    0.1.6. Cluster V: Inactive, unconfirmed and excluded bodies

0.2. Geographic distribution

    0.2.1. - Participation in international organizations by continent and cluster
    0.2.2.(a) - Participation in international organizations by type and continent
    0.2.2.(b) - Participation in international organizations by type and continent: 2000 (reprinted)
    0.2.3. - Participation in intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) by continent
    0.2.4. - Participation in international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) by continent
    0.2.5.(a) - Location of international organization secretariats
    0.2.5.(b) - Location of international organization secretariats, principal and secondary offices
    0.2.6. - Location of intergovernmental organization (IGO) secretariats
    0.2.7. - Location of international nongovernmental organization (NGO) secretariats

0.3. Links between organizations

    0.3.1. Links between international organizations by type
    0.3.2. Links from intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) by type
    0.3.3. Links from international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) by type
    0.3.4. Links between international organizations by paragraph
    0.3.5. Links from intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) by paragraph
    0.3.6. Links from international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) by paragraph
    0.3.7. Links between international organizations by frequency
    0.3.8. Links from intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) by frequency
    0.3.9. Links from international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) by frequency
    0.3.10. Links to intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) by frequency
    0.3.11. Links to international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) by frequency

0.4. Subjects / fields of activity

    0.4.1. Major subject groupings of international organizations


SECTION 1. TYPES OF ORGANIZATION

1. 1. Current (2001)

    1.1.1.(a) Overview of number of international organizations by type
    1.1.1.(b) Overview of number of international organizations by type: 2000 (reprinted)
    1.1.1.(c,d) Relative numbers of international organizations by type

1.2. Chronological

    1.2.1.(a,b) Trends in number of active international organizations: 1900-2001

    Trends in number of international organizations by cluster: 1950-2001
    1.2.2.(a,b) - Trends in number of all international organization and Cluster I organizations
    1.2.2.(c,d) - Trends in number of international organizations: Cluster II and III
    1.2.2.(e,f) - Trends in number of international organizations: Cluster IV and V


SECTION 2. GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION

2. 1. Current (2001)

    2.1.1. Membership of international organizations, by country
    2.1.2. Countries represented in the greatest number of international organizations
    2.1.3.(a,b,c,d,e) Countries represented in international organizations, ranked by continent
    2.1.4.(a,b) Participation in international organizations, NGO and IGO, by continent
    2.1.5. Membership of international organizations, by region of activity

    Countries hosting international organization secretariats
    2.1.6.(a) Countries hosting international organization secretariats (IGO and NGO)
    2.1.6.(b) Countries hosting intergovernmental organization secretariats
    2.1.6.(c) Countries hosting international non-governmental organization secretariats

    2.1.7. Countries hosting international organization secretariats

    Countries hosting the greatest number of organization secretariats
    2.1.8.(a) - Countries hosting the greatest number of international organization headquarters
    2.1.8.(b) - Countries hosting the greatest number of intergovernmental organization headquarters
    2.1.8.(c) - Countries hosting the greatest number of nongovernmental organization headquarters
    2.1.8.(d) - Countries hosting the greatest number of intercontinental organization headquarters

    2.1.9.(a,b,c,d,e) Countries hosting the greatest number of regional organization headquarters
    2.1.10.(a,b) Location of international organization secretariats, NGO and IGO, by continent
    2.1.11.(a,b) Location of secondary secretariats of international organizations by continent

    Cities hosting international organization secretariats
    2.1.12.(a) Cities hosting international organization secretariats
    2.1.12.(b) Cities hosting intergovernmental organization secretariats
    2.1.12.(c) Cities hosting non-governmental organization secretariats

    2.1.13. International organizations by region of activity

    International meetings
    2.1.14. Geographic distribution
    2.1.15. Size of international meetings ? by continent and country
    2.1.16.(a) Top international meeting countries ? number of meetings
    2.1.17.(a) Top international meeting cities
    2.1.16.(b) + 2.1.17.(b) Top international meeting countries and cities ? number of meetings
    2.1.18.(a,b) International meetings ? number of meetings versus national population
    2.1.19.(a,b) International meetings ? number of meetings versus GDP

2.2. Chronological

    Participation trends in international organizations of Cluster I: 1956-2001
    2.2.1.(a,b) - Growth in participation in international organizations of Cluster I: past and future
    2.2.1.(c) - Growth in participation in international organizations of Cluster I by continent: 1956-2000
    2.2.1.(d) - Growth in participation in international organizations of Cluster I: 1956-1976
    2.2.1.(e) - Growth in participation in international organizations of Cluster I: 1980-2000

    Participation trends in conventional international organizations: 1956-2001
    2.2.2.(a) - Growth in participation in conventional international organizations by continent: 1956-2000
    2.2.2.(b) - Growth in participation in conventional international organizations: 1956-1976
    2.2.2.(c) - Growth in participation in conventional international organizations: 1980-2000

    Participation trends in international nongovernmental organizations: 1956-2001
    2.2.3. Change in country participation in international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs): 1991 and 2001

    Location of secretariats
    2.2.4.(a) Secretariats of international organizations of Cluster I by continent: 1980-2000
    2.2.4.(b) Growth in secretariats of international organizations of Cluster I: 1948-2000
    2.2.5.(a) Change in number of secretariats of international NGOs of types A-F: 1991 and 2001
    2.2.5.(b) Change in number of secretariats of international NGOs of type G: 1991 and 2001

    Geographic distribution of international meetings: 1997-2001
    2.2.6.(a) Geographic distribution of international meetings: 1997-2001, tables
    2.2.6.(b) Geographic distribution of international meetings: 1997-2001, graphs


SECTION 3. LINKS BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONS

3. 1. Current (2001) links between international organizations

    3.1.1. Links between international organizations, by type
    3.1.2. Links between international organizations, by paragraph
    3.1.3. Links between international organizations, by frequency
    3.1.4. Links between international organizations, by subject

3.2. Chronological

    3.2.1.(a) - Links between international organizations by type: 1986-2001
    3.2.1.(b) - Links between intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) by type: 1986-2001
    3.2.1.(c) - Links between international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) by type: 1986-2001
    3.2.1.(d) - Links between clusters of international organizations: 1986-2000
    3.2.2.(a) Ten-year changes in links, by paragraph: 1991 and 2001
    3.2.2.(b) One-year changes in links, by paragraph: 2000 and 2001


SECTION 4. SUBJECTS / FIELDS OF ACTIVITY

4. 1. Current (2001)

    4.1.1. Experimental matrix of subjects
    4.1.2. Number of international organizations by subject groups
    4.1.3. International organizations by regional field of activity
    4.1.4.(a) - Areas of concern of leading people in international organizations, by subjects: 1999
    4.1.4.(b) - Areas of concern of leading people in international organizations, by regions: 1999

4.2. Chronological

    Numbers of international organizations by subject groups: 1985-2001
    4.2.1.(a,b) - Number of international organizations by subject group: 1985-2001
    4.2.1.(c) - Number of international organizations by subject group: 1986-2001

    Trends in selected subjects: 1985-2001
    4.2.2.(a) - Some positive and negative trends: 1985-2000
    4.2.2.(b) - Trends in selected subjects: 1985-2000

4.3. Other series

    4.3.1. Classification of international organizations: 1924


SECTION 5. ORGANIZATIONS: POPULATION

5.1. Current (2001) 

    5.1.1. Foundation dates of international organizations, by type


SECTION 6. ORGANIZATIONS: STRUCTURE AND LEADERSHIP

6.1. Current (2001)

    6.1.1. International organizations of special structure

6.2. Chronological

    Leading people in international organizations
    6.2.1.(a) - Leading people in international organizations: 1995 and 1999: born in a given year
    6.2.1.(b,c) - Leading people in international organizations: 1996 and 2000: tertiary educational qualifications and gender
    6.2.1.(d) - Leading people in international organizations: 1996 and 2000: country of citizenship


SECTION 7. ORGANIZATIONS: LANGUAGE USE

7.1. Current (2001)

    Languages used by international organizations
    7.1.1.(a) Languages used by international organizations
    7.1.1.(b) Languages used by intergovernmental organizations
    7.1.1.(c) Languages used by non-governmental organizations

    Top ten languages used by international organizations
    7.1.2.(a) Top ten languages used by all international organizations
    7.1.2.(b) Top ten languages used by intergovernmental organizations
    7.1.2.(c) Top ten languages used by international nongovernmental organizations

    Number of languages used by international organizations
    7.1.3.(a) - Number of languages used by international organizations
    7.1.3.(b) - Number of languages used by intergovernmental organizations
    7.1.3.(c) - Number of languages used by non-governmental organizations

7.2. Chronological

    Major languages used by international organizations of Cluster I
    7.2.1.(a) Major languages used by international organizations of Cluster I
    7.2.1.(b) Major languages used by intergovernmental organizations of Cluster I
    7.2.1.(c) Major languages used by nongovernmental organizations of Cluster I

    Languages spoken by leading people in international organizations
    7.2.2.(a) Frequency of individual languages
    7.2.2.(b) Frequency of language pairs


SECTION 8. ORGANIZATIONS: PUBLICATIONS

8.1. Current (2001) 

    8.1.1. Number of publications of international organizations by type

8.2. Chronological

    8.2.1. Number of publications of international organizations by type: 1996 - 2001


SECTION 9. EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSES AND MISCELLANEOUS

9.1. Historical documents

    9.1.1. International Non-Governmental Organizations and the UN (1963 facsimile)

9.2. Feedback loop analysis

    9.2.1. Problem feedback loop analysis

9.3. World Problems and Global Strategies

    9.3.1.(a) Growth in number of world problems profiled and interlinked
    9.3.1.(b) Growth in link types of world problems
    9.3.2.(a) Growth in number of global strategies profiled and interlinked
    9.3.2.(b) Growth in link types of global strategies


PART B. VISUALIZATIONS AND PATTERNS


SECTION 10. NETWORK ANALYSES

10.1. International Organizations

    10.1.1. Internet
    10.1.2. European Union (EU)
    10.1.3. International organizations concerned with UFO
    10.1.4. Intergovernmental organizations (A-C)
    10.1.5. International NGOs linked to United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
    10.1.6. Relations amongst international peace organizations
    10.1.7. Relations amongst international organizations focusing on faith (A-G)
    10.1.8. Relations amongst international organizations focusing on environment
    10.1.9. Relations amongst international organizations concerned with libraries (A-G)
    10.1.10. Relations amongst international organizations concerned with documentation (A-F)
    10.1.11. Relations amongst international organizations concerned with biology (A-F)
    10.1.12. Relations amongst international organizations concerned with mathematics (A-F)
    10.1.13. Relations amongst international organizations concerned with Islam(A-D, F)
    10.1.14. Relations amongst international organizations concerned with Christianity (A-D, F)
    10.1.15. Relations amongst international organizations concerned with Buddhism(A-F)
    10.1.16. Relations amongst international organizations concerned with migration
    10.1.17. Relations amongst international organizations concerned with human rights (A-F)

10.2. World Problems and Issues

    10.2.1. Superstition
    10.2.2. Human violence
    10.2.3. End of the world
    10.2.4. Consumerism
    10.2.5. Predominance of fast food
    10.2.6. Unethical practices in transportation
    10.2.7. Lying
    10.2.8. Irresponsible nationalism
    10.2.9. International insecurity
    10.2.10. Food fads
    10.2.11. Occidentalism
    10.2.12. Censorship
    10.2.13. Erosion of biological diversity
    10.2.14. Anti-social behaviour
    10.2.15. Human death
    10.2.16. Conflicts over fishing rights
    10.2.17. Mapping the network of terror
    10.2.18. Temptation
    10.2.19. Disruptive fundamentalism
    10.2.20. Denial of right to freedom from cruel, inhumane or degrading punishment
    10.2.21. Counter-dependency
    10.2.22. Cultural prejudice
    10.2.23. Enforced celibacy
    10.2.24. Super-power arrogance
    10.2.25. Copyright barriers to transfer of knowledge
    10.2.26. Corporate control of genetic material
    10.2.27. Parallel economy
    10.2.28. Incorrect spelling
    10.2.29. Poverty
    10.2.30. Sneezing
    10.2.31. Pathogenic fungi
    10.2.32. Sleep disorders
    10.2.33. Bad smell
    10.2.34. Verbal abuse
    10.2.35. Social dictatorship
    10.2.36. World problems involving explicit danger
    10.2.37. Problem loops sustaining irresponsible policy-making

10.3. Global Strategies and Solutions

    10.3.1. Exploring reality
    10.3.2. Enhancing diversity
    10.3.3. Liberalizing trade
    10.3.4. Managing data base on biodiversity
    10.3.5. Transferring technology
    10.3.6. Sustainable development
    10.3.7. Predicting natural disasters
    10.3.8. Making love
    10.3.9. Mapping
    10.3.10. Applying precautionary principle to trade and environment matters
    10.3.11. Links amongst strategies focused on pollution
    10.3.12. Researching futures
    10.3.13. Searching for meaning
    10.3.14. Continuing role of the USA in global stability
    10.3.15. Pursuing nuclear disarmament
    10.3.16. Reducing risk
    10.3.17. Storytelling

10.4. Human Values

    10.4.1. Clustering relationships of human values
    10.4.2. Beauty - Ugliness
    10.4.3. Pride - Humility

10.5. Human Development

    10.5.1. Consciousness
    10.5.2. Holistic medicine

10.6. Other

    10.6.1. International Organizations, World Problems and Strategies concerned with security


APPENDICES

    1. Methodological issues
    2. Continuity between editions
    3. Visualization and patterns
    4. Spring maps: self-organizing network visualization
    5. Decision Explorer
    6. NetMap
    7. Sonorification of visualized network data
    8. Contents of CD-ROM
    9. Contents of organization descriptions
    10. Types of organization
    11. Editorial problems and policies
    12. Functional Classification
    13. Related reference works
    14. The United Nations and the Yearbook of International Organizations
    15. The Editors of the Yearbook of International Organizations

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