UN Trusteeship Council Session Protocols from 1947 to 1965

A dataset of United Nations Trusteeship Council session protocols from 1947 to 1965 supports a mixed-methods analysis of decolonization discourse. Philipp Lottholz created this dataset to examine competing Western and Soviet visions of international governance. The dataset was last updated on 2026-05-21.

Use Cases

• Conduct frequency analysis of key terms related to decolonization and governance based on the session protocols.
• Perform qualitative coding of discourse on economic development in Trust Territories as mentioned in the description.
• Analyze patterns of confrontation and cooperation between Western and Soviet delegations based on the textual records.
• Study the evolving templates for international peacebuilding and post-conflict governance based on the historical debates.

Strengths

• Covers an 18-year time range from 1947 to 1965.
• The dataset is described as comprehensive for the Trusteeship Council session protocols.
• Available under a CC-BY-4.0 license, allowing for broad reuse.

Limitations

• The dataset is 1.3 MB, which is a small scale for textual data.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Likely compiled from United Nations Trusteeship Council session protocols.

Time Range

1947–1965

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-21 05:42:16; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Global, focusing on United Nations Trust Territories.