Replication data for: Transnational Information Politics: NGO Human Rights Reporting, 1986-2000 (doi:10.7910/DVN/UE5HBI)

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Citation

Title:

Replication data for: Transnational Information Politics: NGO Human Rights Reporting, 1986-2000

Identification Number:

doi:10.7910/DVN/UE5HBI

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Harvard Dataverse

Date of Distribution:

2007-11-28

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Bibliographic Citation:

James Ron; Howard Ramos; Kathleen Rodgers, 2007, "Replication data for: Transnational Information Politics: NGO Human Rights Reporting, 1986-2000", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/UE5HBI, Harvard Dataverse, V1, UNF:3:HgU9E74etXma7GPxUbZpgQ== [fileUNF]

Study Description

Citation

Title:

Replication data for: Transnational Information Politics: NGO Human Rights Reporting, 1986-2000

Identification Number:

doi:10.7910/DVN/UE5HBI

Authoring Entity:

James Ron (McGill University)

Howard Ramos (Dalhousie University)

Kathleen Rodgers (McGill University)

Producer:

International Studies Quarterly

Distributor:

Harvard Dataverse

Distributor:

International Studies Quarterly

Date of Deposit:

2005

Holdings Information:

https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/UE5HBI

Study Scope

Topic Classification:

ISQ 2005, Volume 49, Issue 3

Abstract:

What shapes the transnational activist agenda? Do non-governmental organizations with a global mandate focus on the world's most pressing problems, or is their reporting also affected by additional considerations? To address these questions, we study the determinants of country reporting by an exemplary transnational actor, Amnesty International, during 1986–2000. We find that while human rights conditions are associated with the volume of their country reporting, other factors also matter, including previous reporting efforts, state power, U.S. military assistance, and a country's media profile. Drawing on interviews with Amnesty and Human Rights Watch staff, we interpret our findings as evidence of Amnesty International's social movement-style "information politics." The group produces more written work on some countries than others to maximize advocacy opportunities, shape international standards, promote greater awareness, and raise its profile. This approach has both strengths and weaknesses, which we consider after extending our analysis to other transnational sectors.

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Subject: STANDARD DEPOSIT TERMS 1.0 Type: DATAPASS:TERMS:STANDARD:1.0 Notes: This study was deposited under the of the Data-PASS standard deposit terms. A copy of the usage agreement is included in the file section of this study.;

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Citation

Title:

Ron, James; Ramos, Howard; Rodgers, Kathleen, 2005, "Transnational Information Politics: NGO Human Rights Reporting, 1986-2000" International Studies Quarterly 49 (3), 557–588: doi:10.1111/j.1468-2478.2005.00377.x <a href= "http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1468-2478.2005.00377.x" target= "_new">(article available here)</a>.

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File Description--f109670

File: RONrrhrd8_isq.tab

Number of cases: 2895
No. of variables per record: 16
Type of File: text/tab-separated-values

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UNF:3:HgU9E74etXma7GPxUbZpgQ==

Data file for this study

Variable Description

List of Variables:

country - country
iso - iso code
year - year
ainr - ai number of news releases
aibr - ai background reports
aipts - amnesty pts poe
sdpts - us state department pts poe
polity4 - p4 revised polity score
conf - presence of an armed conflict
pcntdth - percent of population killed
gdp - wdi gdp usd (millions) logged
milper - nmc military personnel (thousands) logged
pop - population us idb (millions) logged
usmlas - us military assistance grants and loans (thousands) logged
oda - wdi oda (millions) logged
avmdia - average media (eci+nwi)/2

Variables

country

f109670 Location:

Value	Label	Frequency	Text
29.	camobia	0
128.	pakistan	0
58.	ethiopia	0
70.	guatemala	0
157.	somalia	0
101.	luxemburg	0
107.	malta	0
173.	turkey	0
88.	kazakhstan, 1992-	0
124.	niger	0
61.	france	0
91.	kuwait	0
150.	senegal	0
68.	greece	0
50.	dominica, 1978-	0
25.	brunei, 1984 -	0
111.	mexico	0
34.	chad	0
89.	kenya	0
27.	burkina faso	0
114.	mongolia	0
102.	madagaskar	0
5.	angola, 1976-	0
121.	netherlands	0
208.	switzerland	0
170.	tonga, 1999-	0
30.	cameroon	0
16.	belarus	0
212.	yemen peoples democratic republic	0
74.	haiti	0
168.	macedonia, 1993-	0
109.	mauritania	0
196.	northern iraq	0
131.	papua new guinea	0
175.	tuvalu, 2000-	0
100.	lithuania, 1991-	0
136.	portugal	0
78.	india	0
117.	myanmar	0
163.	swaziland	0
52.	ecuador	0
164.	sweden	0
192.	east timor ?-	0
71.	guinea	0
9.	australia	0
2.	albania	0
32.	cape verde	0
79.	indonesia	0
72.	guinea-bissau	0
69.	grenada	0
75.	honduras	0
183.	uzbekistan, 1992-	0
87.	jordan	0
85.	jamaica	0
147.	san marino, 1992-	0
177.	ukraine, 1991-	0
7.	argentina	0
158.	south africa	0
31.	canada	0
39.	congo	0
77.	iceland	0
81.	iraq	0
198.	chechnya	0
207.	kashmir	0
179.	uk	0
23.	botswana	0
145.	st.vincent and the grenadines, 1980-	0
84.	italy	0
62.	gabon	0
148.	sao tome and principe	0
195.	turkey south-east region	0
200.	zapatista controlled mexico	0
210.	german democratic republic	0
1.	afghanistan	0
55.	equatorial guinea	0
90.	kiribati, 1999-	0
130.	panama	0
151.	seyshelles, 1976-	0
146.	samoa, 1976-	0
112.	micronesia (federated states of), 1991-	0
98.	libya	0
73.	guyana	0
115.	morocco	0
169.	togo	0
6.	antigua and barbuda, 1981-	0
51.	dominican republic	0
20.	bhutan	0
176.	uganda	0
174.	turkmenistan, 1992-	0
82.	ireland	0
113.	monaco, 1993 -	0
13.	bahrain	0
45.	czech republic, 1993 -	0
191.	zimbabwe, 1980-	0
142.	rwanda	0
161.	sudan	0
95.	lebanon	0
139.	moldova, 1992-	0
187.	yemen	0
140.	romania	0
141.	russia, 1992-	0
10.	austria	0
56.	eritrea, 1993 -	0
99.	liechtenstein, 1990-	0
135.	poland	0
138.	south korea	0
64.	georgia, 1992-	0
160.	sri lanka	0
40.	costa rica	0
44.	cyprus	0
133.	peru	0
125.	nigeria	0
127.	oman	0
17.	belgium	0
4.	andorra	0
21.	bolivia	0
123.	nicaragua	0
167.	thailand	0
49.	djibouti, 1977 -	0
213.	yemen arab republic	0
180.	tanzania	0
47.	democratic republic of congo (zaire)	0
42.	croatia, 1992-	0
66.	germany	0
156.	solomon islands, 1978-	0
103.	malawi	0
137.	qatar	0
215.	south vietnam	0
166.	tajikistan, 1992-	0
36.	china	0
104.	malaysia	0
197.	aceh	0
199.	basque region	0
144.	st.lucia, 1979-	0
154.	slovakia, 1993-	0
162.	suriname	0
205.	macao	0
203.	taiwan	0
18.	belize, 1981-	0
194.	nothern ireland	0
120.	nepal	0
143.	st.kitts and nevis, 1983-	0
57.	estonia, 1991-	0
28.	burundi	0
19.	benin	0
59.	fiji	0
53.	egypt	0
26.	bulgaria	0
116.	mozambique	0
182.	uruguay	0
193.	west bank and gaza ?-	0
67.	ghana	0
185.	venesuela	0
206.	tibet	0
93.	lao people's democratic republic	0
188.	yugoslavia, socialist, 1945-1992	0
60.	finland	0
186.	viet nam	0
149.	saudi arabia	0
3.	algeria	0
41.	cote d'ivoire	0
134.	philippines	0
94.	latvia, 1991-	0
97.	liberia	0
204.	hong kong	0
46.	democratic people's r. of korea (north k.)	0
153.	singapore	0
8.	armenia, 1992-	0
43.	cuba	0
132.	paraguay	0
152.	sierra leone	0
172.	tunisia	0
214.	north vietnam	0
33.	central african republic	0
178.	united arab emirates	0
118.	namibia, 1990-	0
38.	comoros	0
76.	hungary	0
105.	maldives	0
86.	japan	0
14.	bangladesh	0
126.	norway	0
63.	gambia	0
165.	syria	0
181.	usa	0
171.	trinidad and tobago	0
189.	yugoslavia, federal, 1992-	0
96.	lesotho	0
11.	azerbaijan, 1992-	0
184.	vanuatu, 1981-	0
92.	kyrgyzstan, 1992-	0
48.	denmark	0
209.	czechoslovakia, --1992	0
159.	spain	0
122.	new zealand	0
37.	colombia	0
106.	mali	0
155.	slovenia, 1992-	0
24.	brazil	0
22.	bosnia and herzegovina, 1992 -	0
119.	nauru, 1999-	0
35.	chile	0
190.	zambia	0
108.	marshall islands, 1991-	0
83.	israel	0
12.	bahamas	0
54.	el salvador	0
110.	mauritius	0
129.	palau, 1994-	0
201.	ussr, 1975-1991	0
15.	barbados	0
80.	iran (islamic republic of )	0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:3:NATS+q6cUMvB1U6LfPxJWQ==

iso code

f109670 Location:

Variable Format: character

Notes: UNF:3:DpbJxxN8z6Z6QD+ZlQVkig==

year

f109670 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:3:pWjH5oTVnVZYu7Y2QuNFWw==

ai number of news releases

f109670 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:3:p5NgT4MKx6kU8xHnDyv2qg==

ai background reports

f109670 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:3:tGCa2Pm1vOHdQLGkQeoNpw==

amnesty pts poe

f109670 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:3:j/NIa2uzopJDQ6pRrAPuow==

us state department pts poe

f109670 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:3:HsQAwlpldIsDWK3TXz4njQ==

p4 revised polity score

f109670 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:3:kfYTxiKy5T3kz1RW80hhuw==

presence of an armed conflict

f109670 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:3:3FA/jCv1YXF8gMQF2h4Hzg==

percent of population killed

f109670 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:3:d0dbkmFeQu3WRLEs2EHCMQ==

wdi gdp usd (millions) logged

f109670 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:3:409vK8CcZDNKpfDxZRZ5TA==

nmc military personnel (thousands) logged

f109670 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:3:+gZINniQV3fpCu8GXmZmjQ==

population us idb (millions) logged

f109670 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:3:vNRxLxRUI1o9JlAlS7qgMg==

us military assistance grants and loans (thousands) logged

f109670 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:3:F7Y20arKFF09CBnJ7gbsKw==

wdi oda (millions) logged

f109670 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:3:v7lu64kAId3ubxilpSjUEA==

average media (eci+nwi)/2

f109670 Location:

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:3:R2gcapGUGFqr6h83tFm7Nw==

Other Study-Related Materials

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Ron.zip

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Stata data file as originally formatted

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