Environmental Ministries

Data source: Michaël Aklin and Johannes Urpelainen

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Description:

Data on the establishment of environmental ministries from the article:

Aklin, M. and Urpelainen, J., 2014. The global spread of environmental ministries: domestic–international interactions. International Studies Quarterly, 58(4), pp.764-780.

Dataset type: Time-Series
Dataset level: Country

Citation:

When using this dataset, please cite as:
• Aklin, M., & Urpelainen, J. (2014). The global spread of environmental ministries: Domestic–international interactions. International Studies Quarterly, 58(4), 764–780. https://doi.org/10.1111/isqu.12119



Variables in this dataset:

Environmental ministry establishment
QoG Code: em_envmin

Environmental ministry onset. The variable is coded "1" on the year when a national environmental ministry got established. For the rest of the years, the variable is coded "0". The authors expanded temporal and spatial coverage of the data initially published in the article: Busch, P.O. and Jörgens, H., 2005. The international sources of policy convergence: explaining the spread of environmental policy innovations. Journal of European public policy, 12(5), pp.860-884.

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