Study title

Social Networks in Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services 2016-2021

Dataset ID Number

FSD3715

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3715
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3715

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Mäkinen-Rostedt, Katri (Tampere University)

Abstract

The data includes a compilation of group memberships for experts appointed to the work of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), the Future Earth Programme and the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP). The data was collected as part of the Government's analysis, assessment and research activities (VN TEAS) project on the state and potential of Finnish science diplomacy.

The data includes scientists and experts formally nominated and participating in the assessment processes of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) that took place between 2016 and 2021. In addition, the dataset includes information on the scientists appointed in 2020 to two international scientific organisations closely associated with the IPCC and IPBES, Future Earth and the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP). The data collected is presented as an undirected, bivariate network analysis matrix. For each respondent, it is indicated whether the respondent belongs to the mentioned forums.

For IPCC and IPBES, national contact points and secretariat representatives are excluded, and for Future Earth and WCRP, secretariat representatives and numerous occasional volunteers from the networks are excluded. For Future Earth and WCRP, only researchers whose details were available on the organisations' websites and who participated in forums that support the evaluation of research data or evaluation work in writing (excluding forums that are only networking and do not evaluate or produce data) have been included. In the observation matrix, each individual has been marked only once, i.e. any duplications have been removed.

The membership matrix can be used to analyse the relationships between the experts appointed to write and peer review IPCC and IPBES reports, and hence also between the different review processes or forums of the organisations (membership of forums is indicated in the data with values 1 or 0, i.e. either a relationship exists or does not exist). There are 101 forums listed in the data. The data can be analysed using various network analysis tools, e.g. unidimensionally for relationships within the IPCC, such as which and which types of organisations are key background organisations for IPCC experts, or bidimensionally for relationships between all four groups of actors. The networks created by the organisations can also be compared with each other. From the data, basic information (such as frequencies of occurrence) can be calculated for the countries or groups of countries most represented in the networks.

The background variables included the respondent's expert status, nationality, organisational membership and presumed gender. For those researchers who have membership of more than one forum, the role that is the most responsible of all the roles of the person is noted.

Keywords

biodiversity; climate; climate change; climate protection; environment; environment policy; environmental changes; international cooperation; professional personnel

Topic Classification

• Natural sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Environment and conservation (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• International politics and organisations (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (B) available for research, teaching and study.

Data Collector

• Mäkinen-Rostedt, Katri (Tampere University)
• Oreschnikoff, Aleksis (Frisky & Anjoy)

Funders

• Finnish Cultural Foundation
• Tiina and Antti Herlin Foundation

Time Period Covered

2016 – 2021

Collection Dates

2020-11 – 2021-02

Nation

United Arab Emirates, Antigua and Barbuda, Albania, Armenia, Argentina, Austria, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bangladesh, Belgium, Burkina Faso, Bulgaria, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Bahamas, Bhutan, Botswana, Belarus, Belize, Canada, Congo (Zaire), Switzerland, Cook Islands, Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire), Chile, Cameroon, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cape Verde, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Algeria, Ecuador, Estonia, Egypt, Eritrea, Spain, Ethiopia, Finland, Fiji, France, The United Kingdom, Georgia, Ghana, Gambia, Greece, Guatemala, Guyana, Croatia, Haiti, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, India, Iran, Iceland, Italy, Jamaica, Jordan, Japan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, South Korea, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Luxembourg, Latvia, Morocco, Monaco, Madagascar, Mali, Myanmar (Burma), Mongolia, Mauritania, Mauritius, Maldives, Malawi, Mexico, Malaysia, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, The Netherlands, Norway, Nepal, New Zealand, Peru, Philippines, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Palau, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saudi-Arabia, Solomon Islands, Serbia, Sudan, Sweden, Singapore, Slovenia, Slovakia, Senegal, Togo, Thailand, Tunisia, Tonga, Turkey, Trinidad and Tobago, Taiwan, Tanzania, Ukraine, Uganda, The United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Geographical Coverage

United Arab Emirates, Antigua and Barbuda, Albania, Armenia, Argentina, Austria, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bangladesh, Belgium, Burkina Faso, Bulgaria, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Bahamas, Bhutan, Botswana, Belarus, Belize, Canada, Congo (Zaire), Switzerland, Cook Islands, Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire), Chile, Cameroon, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cape Verde, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Algeria, Ecuador, Estonia, Egypt, Eritrea, Spain, Ethiopia, Finland, Fiji, France, The United Kingdom, Georgia, Ghana, Gambia, Greece, Guatemala, Guyana, Croatia, Haiti, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, India, Iran, Iceland, Italy, Jamaica, Jordan, Japan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, South Korea, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Luxembourg, Latvia, Morocco, Monaco, Madagascar, Mali, Myanmar (Burma), Mongolia, Mauritania, Mauritius, Maldives, Malawi, Mexico, Malaysia, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, The Netherlands, Norway, Nepal, New Zealand, Peru, Philippines, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Palau, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saudi-Arabia, Solomon Islands, Serbia, Sudan, Sweden, Singapore, Slovenia, Slovakia, Senegal, Togo, Thailand, Tunisia, Tonga, Turkey, Trinidad and Tobago, Taiwan, Tanzania, Ukraine, Uganda, The United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Scientists and experts formally appointed and participating in the 2016-2021 assessment processes of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), and scientists appointed to the WCRP and Future Earth programme bodies in 2020.

Time Method

Cross-section

Data Sources

The websites of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), the Future Earth Programme and the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP).

Sampling Procedure

Total universe/Complete enumeration

The dataset covers all scientists and experts formally appointed and participating in the 2016-2021 assessment processes of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), as well as scientists appointed to the WCRP and Future Earth bodies in 2020. The information has been collected from the organisations' websites.

Collection Mode

Compilation/Synthesis

Research Instrument

Data collection guidelines: Secondary data collection guide

Data File Language

Downloaded data package may contain different language versions of the same files.

The data files of this dataset are available in the following languages: English.

FSD translates quantitative data into English on request, free of charge. More information on ordering data translation.

Data Version

1.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The data archived at FSD does not contain the names of the individuals being studied.

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used. The bibliographic citation may be in the form suggested by the archive or in the form required by the publication.

Bibliographical Citation

Mäkinen-Rostedt, Katri (Tampere University): Social Networks in Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services 2016-2021 [dataset]. Data version 1.0 (2024-04-17). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3715; URN: https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3715

Deposit Requirement

Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi.

Disclaimer

The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

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