New database: Yearbook of International Organizations

By Erik Sonne

As a consequence of globalization, a multitude of international actors has emerged besides nation states. In fact, there are so many different organizations, that it can be difficult to assess their number as well as their nature. The database Yearbook of International Organizations can help negotiate this complexity.

The Yearbook of International Organizations is a comprehensive database of more than 70.000 organizations worldwide. It is based on a 6-volume print edition with a publishing history that goes back more than 100 years. This means, that you also have access to historical data that can help shed light on developments within international organizations.

Information on the organizations

Descriptions of individual organizations typically contain information about the history, purpose, important events, structure etc. You will also find a summary of publications as well as a description of relations with other organizations.

A brand-new feature links international organizations to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. In addition to looking up named organizations, you can also browse by subject and geography.

If you want to know more

In her contribution to the anthology The Ashgate Research Companion to Non-State Actors, Elizabeth Bloodgood has reviewed the Yearbook of International Organizations along with other sources of data and information on international organizations.

Bloodgood, Elizabeth, "The Yearbook of International Organisations and Quantitative Non-State Actor Research", in The Ashgate Research Companion to Non-State Actors ed. Bob Reinalda (Abingdon: Routledge, 2011)

Access to the yearbook

Students and staff at CBS have access to the yearbook on and off campus.
Link to Yearbook of International Organizations