Annual Alliance Membership Data, 1815-1965: Detailed Description

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Singer, David J., and Melvin Small. ANNUAL ALLIANCE MEMBERSHIP DATA, 1815-1965. ICPSR05602-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Mental Health Institute, Correlates of War Project [producer], 196?. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1991. doi:10.3886/ICPSR05602.v1

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Description & Citation--Study No. 5602

Bibliographic Description
Scope of Study
Methodology
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Bibliographic Description

Study No.:

05602

Title:

Annual Alliance Membership Data, 1815-1965

Principal Investigator(s):

Singer, David J.

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. It consists of information on annual symmetric matrices of international alliance bonds for 157 nations in the period 1815-1965. For each alliance bond, data are coded for the type of alliance, such as defense, neutrality, or entente, according to explicit national commitments.

Subject Terms:

diplomacy, international agreements, international alliances, international cooperation, international relations, military alliances, military bases

Geographic Coverage:

Global

Time Period:

1815--1965

Universe:

A total of 157 alliance member nations in the period 1815-1965.

Data Types:

aggregate data

Data Collection Notes:

See also the related collections, DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS RECEIVED BY EACH INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM MEMBER, 1817-1970 (ICPSR 5025), and DIPLOMATIC EXCHANGE DATA, 1815-1970 (ICPSR 5026).

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