NOTES FOR THE USER
PART A. STATISTICAL DATA AND GRAPHICS
SECTION 0. CURRENT OVERVIEW
0.1. Number of international organizations
- 0.1.1. All bodies in Yearbook database
0.1.2. International organizations (Cluster I)
0.1.3. Dependent bodies (Cluster II)
0.1.4. Organizational substitutes (Cluster III)
0.1.5. National bodies (Cluster IV)
0.1.6. Inactive, unconfirmed and excluded bodies (Cluster V)
0.2. Geographic distribution
- Participation in international organizations
0.2.1. - by continent and cluster
0.2.2. - by type and continent
0.2.3. - in intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) by continent
0.2.4. - 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/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 (2003)
- 1.1.1.(a) Overview of number of international organizations by type
1.1.1.(b) Overview of number of international organizations by cluster
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-present
Trends in number of international organizations by cluster: 1950-present
1.2.2.(a,b) - All organization and Cluster I: International organizations
1.2.2.(c,d) - Cluster II: Dependent bodies and Cluster III: Organizational substitutes
1.2.2.(e,f) - Cluster IV: National bodies and Cluster V: Dead, inactive and unconfirmed bodies
SECTION 2. GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION
2. 1. Current (2003)
- 2.1.1. Membership of international organizations, by country
2.1.1.(2002) Membership of international organizations, by country 2002 (corrections)
2.1.2. Countries represented in the greatest number of international organizations
2.1.3.(a-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 ?mother? country
2.1.6. Membership of international organizations, by region of activity
2.1.7. Countries hosting international organization secretariats
2.1.7.(2002) Countries hosting international organization secretariats 2002 (corrections)
- - Intergovernmental organizations (IGOs)
- International nongovernmental organizations (NGOs)
- Countries hosting international organization headquarters
Countries hosting the greatest number of organization headquarters
2.1.8.(a) - international organization headquarters
2.1.8.(b) - intergovernmental organization headquarters
2.1.8.(c) - non-governmental organization headquarters
2.1.8.(d) - intercontinental organization headquarters
2.1.9.(a,b,c,d,e) Countries hosting the greatest number of international organization headquarters, by continent
2.1.10.(a,b) Location of international organization secretariats, NGO and IGO, by continent
2.1.10.(c,d) Location of secondary secretariats of international organizations by continent
2.1.11. Cities hosting international organization secretariats
2.1.11.(2002) Cities hosting international organization secretariats 2002 (corrections)
- - All organizations (whether IGO or NGO)
- Intergovernmental organizations
- International nongovernmental organizations
2.1.12. International organizations by region of activity
2.1.13. Geographic distribution of international meetings
2.1.14.(a,b) Size of international meetings ? by continent and country
2.1.15.(a) Top international meeting countries ? number of meetings
2.1.16.(a) Top international meeting cities
2.1.15.(b) and 2.1.16.(b) Top international meeting countries and cities ? number of meetings
2.1.17.(a,b) International meetings ? number of meetings versus national population
2.1.18.(a,b) - International meetings ? number of meetings versus GNI
2.2. Chronological
- Participation trends in international organizations of Cluster I: 1956-present
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-present
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
2.2.3. Change in country participation in international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs)
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. Change in number of secretariats of international NGOs of types A-F
Change in number of secretariats of international nongovernmental organizations of type G
2.2.6.(a) Geographic distribution of international meetings 1999-2003 tables
2.2.6.(b) Geographic distribution of international meetings 1999-2003 graphs
2.2.7.(a,b,c) International meetings ? impact of special events on meeting numbers
SECTION 3. LINKS BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONS
3. 1. Current (2003)
- 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
- Links between international organizations by type: past and present
3.2.1.(a) - Links between international organizations by type: 1986-2003
3.2.1.(b) - Links between intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) by type: 1986-2003
3.2.1.(c) - Links between nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) by type: 1986-2003
3.2.1.(d) - Links between clusters of international organizations: 1988-2002
3.2.2.(a) Ten-year changes in links, by paragraph: 1993 and 2003
3.2.2.(b) One-year changes in links, by paragraph: 2002 and 2003
SECTION 4. SUBJECTS (FIELDS OF ACTIVITY)
4. 1. Current (2003)
- 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
Areas of concern of leading people in international organizations
4.1.4.(a) - Areas of concern of leading people in international organizations, by subjects: 2002
4.1.4.(b) - Areas of concern of leading people in international organizations, by regions: 2002
4.2. Chronological
- Number of international organizations by subject groups: 1985-present
4.2.1.(a,b) - Number of international organizations by subject group: 1986-2003
4.2.1.(c) - Number of international organizations by subject group: 1988-2003
Trends in subjects: 1985-present
4.2.2.(a) - Some positive and negative trends: 1985-2003
4.2.2.(b) - Trends in selected subjects: 1985-2003
4.3.1. Classification of international organizations 1924
SECTION 5. ORGANIZATIONS: POPULATION
5.1. Current (2003)
- 5.1.1. Foundation dates of international organizations, by type
SECTION 6. ORGANIZATIONS: STRUCTURE AND LEADERSHIP
6.1. Current (2003)
- 6.1.1. International organizations of special structure
6.1.2.(a) Distribution of budgets of international organizations
6.1.2.(b) Frequency distribution of organization budget
6.1.3.(a,b) Staff of international organizations
6.1.3.(c,d) Staff of international organizations - charts
6.2. Chronological
- Leading people in international organizations
6.2.1. - year of birth: 2002
6.2.2. - academic background: 2002
6.2.3. - country of citizenship: 2002
6.2.4. - gender: 2002
SECTION 7. ORGANIZATIONS: LANGUAGE USE
7.1. Current (2003)
- 7.1.1. Index to languages used by international organizations
7.1.2. Languages used by international organizations
- - All organizations (whether IGO or NGO)
- Intergovernmental organizations (IGOs)
- International nongovernmental organizations (NGOs)
Top 10 languages used by international organizations
7.1.3.(a) - Top ten languages used by all international organizations
7.1.3.(b) - Top ten languages used by intergovernmental organizations
7.1.3.(c) - Top ten languages used by international nongovernmental organizations
7.1.4. Number of languages used by international organizations
- - All organizations (whether IGO or NGO)
- Intergovernmental organizations (IGOs)
- International nongovernmental organizations (NGOs)
7.1.5.(a,b,c,d) Leading people in international organizations ? languages
SECTION 8. ORGANIZATIONS: PUBLICATIONS
8.1. Current (2003)
- 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 - 2003
SECTION 9. EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSES AND MISCELLANEOUS
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. International NGOs linked to United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
10.1.2. International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
10.1.3. Organization of African Unity (OAU)
10.1.4. European Union (EU)
10.1.5. Council of Europe (CE)
10.1.6. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
10.1.7. International Council for Science (ICSU)
10.1.8. Relations amongst international organizations concerned with mathematics (A-F)
10.1.9. Organizations focusing on astronomy
10.1.10. International Association of Universities (IAU)
10.1.11. International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP)
10.1.12. Relations amongst international organizations concerned with libraries (A-G)
10.1.13. Organizations focusing on linguistics
10.1.14. Internet
10.1.15. Convention on biological diversity
10.1.16. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN)
10.1.17. Relations amongst international organizations focusing on environment
10.1.18. Organizations focusing on trees
10.1.19. International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES)
10.1.20. World Council of Churches (WCC)
10.1.21. Relations amongst international peace organizations
10.1.22. Relations amongst international organizations concerned with human rights (A-F)
10.1.23. Relations amongst international organizations concerned with migration
10.1.24. World Tourism Organization (WTO)
10.1.25. International Music Council (IMC)
10.2. World Problems and Issues
- 10.2.1. Meaninglessness
10.2.2. Injustice
10.2.3. Super-power arrogance
10.2.4. Human violence
10.2.5. Human death
10.2.6. Unsustainable population levels
10.2.7. War
10.2.8. Ideological conflict
10.2.9. Corruption
10.2.10. International insecurity
10.2.11. Censorship
10.2.12. Terrorism
10.2.13. Lying
10.2.14. Racism
10.2.15. Discrimination against women
10.2.16. Family breakdown
10.2.17. Juvenile stress
10.2.18. Erosion of biological diversity
10.2.19. Copyright barriers to transfer of knowledge
10.2.20. Corporate control of genetic material
10.2.21. Conflicts over fishing rights
10.2.22. End of the world
10.2.23. Hero worship
10.2.24. Incorrect spelling
10.2.25. Schizophrenia
10.2.26. Calenture
10.2.27. Motion sickness
10.2.28. Fires
10.2.29. Pathogenic fungi
10.2.30. Bad smell
10.2.31. Sneezing
10.2.32. Snoring
10.3. Global Strategies and Solutions
- 10.3.1. Searching for meaning
10.3.2. Strategies classified under 'perseverance'
10.3.3. Investigating-Discovering
10.3.4. Reducing risk
10.3.5. Facilitating non-governmental organization participation in international affairs
10.3.6. Sustainable development
10.3.7. Storytelling
10.3.8. Recycling materials
10.3.9. Links amongst strategies focused on pollution
10.3.10. Researching diseases
10.3.11. Promoting individualism
10.3.12. Mapping the network of terror
10.4. Human Values
- 10.4.1. Clustering relationships of human values
10.4.2. Random selection of value polarities
10.4.3. Certainty-Uncertainty
10.4.4. Attitude (complex)
10.4.5. Love - Hate
10.4.6. Beauty - Ugliness
10.4.7. Pride - Humility
10.4.8. Time (complex)
10.5. Human Development
- 10.5.1. Human Development Project
10.5.2. Primordial wonder (ICA)
10.5.3. Singular adoration (ICA)
10.5.4. Ninety-nine names of Allah (Sufism)
APPENDICES
- 1. Methodological issues
2. Continuity between editions
3. Visualization and patterns
4. Spring maps: self-organizing network visualization
5. Sonorification of visualized network data
6. Contents of organization descriptions
7. Types of organization
8. Editorial problems and policies
9. Functional Classification
10. Related reference works
11. The United Nations and the Yearbook of International Organizations
12. The Editors of the Yearbook of International Organizations