Yearbook Volume 5 Statistics - 2005


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 (2004)

    1.1.1.(a) Overview of number of international organizations by type
    1.1.1.(b) Overview of number of international organizations by clusters of type
    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 1900-2004

    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 (2004)

    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-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

    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 principal secretariats of international organizations by continent
    2.1.10.(e,f) Location of secondary secretariats of international organizations by continent
    2.1.11. Cities hosting international organization secretariats
    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 1956-2004
    2.2.1.(d) - Growth in participation in international organizations of Cluster I 1960-1980
    2.2.1.(e) - Growth in participation in international organizations of Cluster I 1984-2004

    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: 1960-1980
    2.2.2.(c) - Growth in participation in conventional international organizations: 1984-2004

    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: 1984-2004
    2.2.4.(b) Growth in secretariats of international organizations of Cluster I: 1948-2004
    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 2000-2004 tables
    2.2.6.(b) Geographic distribution of international meetings 2000-2004 graphs
    2.2.7.(a,b,c) International meetings ? impact of special events on meeting numbers


SECTION 3. LINKS BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONS

3. 1. Current (2004)

    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: 1986-2004
    3.2.1.(b) - Links between intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) by type: 1986-2004
    3.2.1.(c) - Links between nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) by type: 1986-2004
    3.2.1.(d) - Links between clusters of international organizations: 1994-2004

    3.2.2.(a) Ten-year changes in links, by paragraph: 1994 and 2004
    3.2.2.(b) One-year changes in links, by paragraph: 2003 and 2004


SECTION 4. SUBJECTS (FIELDS OF ACTIVITY)

4. 1. Current (2004)

    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: 2005
    4.1.4.(b) - Areas of concern of leading people in international organizations, by regions: 2005

4.2. Chronological

    Number of international organizations by subject groups: 1985-present
    4.2.1.(a,b,c) - Number of international organizations by subject group: 1987-2004
    4.2.1.(d) - Number of international organizations by subject group: 1989-2004

    Trends in subjects: 1985-present
    4.2.2.(a) - Some positive and negative trends: 1985-2004
    4.2.2.(b) - Trends in selected subjects: 1985-2004

    4.3.1. Classification of international organizations 1924


SECTION 5. ORGANIZATIONS: POPULATION

5.1. Current (2004) 

    5.1.1. Foundation dates of international organizations, by type
    5.1.2.(a,b,c) Foundation dates of international organizations - charts


SECTION 6. ORGANIZATIONS: STRUCTURE AND LEADERSHIP

6.1. Current (2004)

    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: 2005
    6.2.2.(a,b,c) - academic background: 2005
    6.2.3. - country of citizenship: 2005
    6.2.4. - gender: 2005


SECTION 7. ORGANIZATIONS: LANGUAGE USE

7.1. Current (2004)

    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 (2004) 

    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: 1999 - 2004


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. Visualization of Organization (1970)

10.2. Visualization of the International Organization Network: the UIA as an international data bank (1970)

10.3. Information Systems and Inter-Organizational Space (1971)

10.4. Inter-organizational Data and Data Bank (1971)

10.5. Next Step in Inter-organizational Relationships (1971)

10.6. Computer-aided Visualization of Psycho-social Structures: Peace as an evolving balance of conceptual and organizational relationships (1971)

10.7. Mapping World Problems: a technique illustrated by relations between IGOs and INGOs, particularly for the case of the United Nations system (1972)

10.8. Compensatory Dynamics: the ecological relationship between the dove and the hawk (1986)

10.9. Visualization: current work (2005)


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. The United Nations and the Yearbook of International Organizations
    11. The Editors of the Yearbook of International Organizations