Diplomatic Missions Received by Each International System Member, 1817-1970: Detailed Description

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Singer, J. David, and Melvin Small. Diplomatic Missions Received by Each International System Member, 1817-1970. ICPSR05025-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1991. doi:10.3886/ICPSR05025.v1

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Description & Citation--Study No. 5025

Bibliographic Description
Scope of Study
Methodology
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Bibliographic Description

Study No.:

05025

Title:

Diplomatic Missions Received by Each International System Member, 1817-1970

Principal Investigator(s):

Singer, J. David

Small, Melvin

Bibliographic Citation:

Series:

Correlates of War Project Series

Scope of Study

Summary:

This data collection comprises one of four companion datasets produced by the Correlates of War Project at the University of Michigan. For each international system member, data are provided at approximately five-year intervals for the number of missions received, the particular nations sending missions, and the rank of mission received (e.g., visit from ambassador, minister, or charge d'affaires) in the period 1817-1970.

Subject Terms:

diplomacy, embassies, foreign policy, international alliances, international relations, nations, nineteenth century, twentieth century

Geographic Coverage:

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Barbados, Belgium, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China (Peoples Republic), Colombia, Congo (Democratic Republic), Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Global, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, Soviet Union, Spain, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tanzania, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Vatican City, Venezuela, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia

Time Period:

1817--1970

Universe:

A total of about 128 nations in the period 1817-1970.

Data Types:

aggregate data

Data Collection Notes:

See also the related data collections, DIPLOMATIC EXCHANGE DATA, 1815-1970 (ICPSR 5026), and ANNUAL ALLIANCE MEMBERSHIP DATA, 1815-1965 (ICPSR 5602).

Methodology

Access and Availability

Note:

Detailed file-level information (such as record length, case count, and variable count) is listed in the file manifest.

Original ICPSR Release:

1984-05-03