Regional International Organizations from 1945 to 2020

Information on 73 regional international organizations (RIOs) from 1945 to 2020. It was developed for a research project on overlapping regionalism funded by the German Research Council. The data supports analysis of how and why overlapping regionalism occurs across Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Europe.

Use Cases

• Analyze the temporal evolution of overlapping regionalism using the 1945-2020 time range and the 73 RIO cases
• Compare the occurrence of overlapping regionalism across the geographic regions of Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Europe
• Investigate factors influencing the establishment and membership of the 73 regional international organizations over time

Strengths

• Covers 73 distinct regional international organizations (RIOs)
• Provides a long temporal scope from 1945 to 2020
• Includes comparative geographic coverage across four world regions: Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Europe

Limitations

• The specific variables and columns are not detailed in the provided input, limiting understanding of the data structure
• Sample data is unavailable, preventing assessment of data granularity and format
• The total number of rows or observations is unknown

Provenance

Source

Harvard Dataverse, authored by Diana Panke.

Collection Method

Developed as part of the research project 'Overlapping Regionalism in Africa, the Americas, Asia and Europe Compared', funded by the German Research Council (grant PA 1257/7-1; 421167407).

Time Range

1945 to 2020

Freshness

Data covers up to the year 2020, with metadata last updated on 2026-01-29.

Geography

Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe