The manytreaties::agreements datacube is a list containing 9 datasets: IEADB, HEIDI, TFDD, TREND, LABPTA, TOTA, GPTAD, GGO, and DESTA.
Development of this datacube continues,
so please let us know if you have any comments or suggestions.
agreementsFormat
- IEADB:
A dataset with 3,583 observations and 22 variables: treatyID, Title, Begin, End, Signature, Force, Term, Grounds, TypeAmbit, TypeAgree, TypeSubject, Lineage, Location, Auspices, Secretariat, TitleAlt, TextURL, Language, ..., Version, and mitchID.
- HEIDI:
A dataset with 2,280 observations and 7 variables: manyID, treatyID, Title, Begin, Signature, Lineage, and heidiID.
- DESTA:
A dataset with 987 observations and 11 variables: treatyID, Title, Begin, Signature, Force, TypeAgree, TypeAmbit, TypeGeo, TitleAlt, Language, and destaID.
- TFDD:
A dataset with 953 observations and 35 variables: treatyID, Title, Begin, Signature, TypeAgree, TypeAmbit, TypeRegion, TypeGeo, TypeSubject, Location, Secretariat, Comments, Source, tfddID, Infrastructure, Hydropower, Irrigation, Groundwater, ..., People_Interests, and AmendMech.
- TREND:
A dataset with 710 observations and 7 variables: manyID, treatyID, Title, Begin, Signature, Force, and trendID.
- LABPTA:
A dataset with 483 observations and 7 variables: manyID, treatyID, Title, Begin, Signature, Force, and labptaID.
- TOTA:
A dataset with 442 observations and 7 variables: manyID, treatyID, Title, Begin, Signature, Force, and totaID.
- GPTAD:
A dataset with 340 observations and 10 variables: manyID, treatyID, Title, Begin, AgreementType, DocType, GeogArea, Signature, Force, and gptadID.
- GGO
: A dataset with 4,532 observations and 26 variables: treatyID, Title, Begin, End, Signature, Force, Term, Grounds, TypeDomain, TypeAgree, TypeAmbit, TypeGeo, TypeSubject, Location, Depository, Published, Secretariat, Website, ..., Comments, and Source.
For more information and references to each of the datasets used,
please use the manydata::call_sources() and manydata::compare_dimensions() functions.
Source
Mitchell, Ron B. et al. 2020. 'What we know (and could know) about international environmental agreements'. Global Environmental Politics 20.1, pp. 103-121.
Morin, Jean-Frederic, and Chantal Blouin. 2019. 'How environmental treaties contribute to global health governance'. Globalization and health 15.1, pp. 1-8.
Duer, Andreas, Leonardo Baccini, and Manfred Elsig. 2014. 'The Design of International Trade Agreements: Introducing a New Database'. The Review of International Organizations 9.3, pp. 353-375.
Oregon College of Earth and Oregon State University Atmospheric Science. 2021. Product of the Transboundary Freshwater Dispute Database.
Morin, Jean-Frederic, Andreas Duer, and Lisa Lechner. 2018. 'Mapping the trade and environment nexus: Insights from a new dataset'. Global Environmental Politics 18.1, pp. 122-139.
Raess, Damien, Andreas Duer, and D. Sari. 2018. 'Protecting labor rights in preferential trade agreements: The role of trade unions, left governments, and skilled labor'. The Review of International Organizations 2.13, pp. 143-162.
Alschner, Wolfgang, Julia Seiermann, and Dmitriy Skougarevskiy. 2017. 'Text-as-data analysis of preferential trade agreements: Mapping the PTA landscape'. UNCTAD Research Paper No. 5.
World Bank Group. 2014. Global Preferential Trade Agreement Database (GPTAD). Online database. World Bank Group.
Hollway, James, and Jael Tan. 'Global governance observations on international agreements' (2025).
Details
#> $IEADB
#> -------------------------------------------------------
#> | Variable | Class | Obs | Missing | Miss % |
#> -------------------------------------------------------
#> |treatyID |character| 3583| 0| 0|
#> |Title |character| 3583| 0| 0|
#> |Begin |mdate | 3524| 59| 1.65|
#> |End |mdate | 268| 3315| 92.52|
#> |Signature |mdate | 3523| 60| 1.67|
#> |Force |mdate | 2642| 941| 26.26|
#> |Term |mdate | 268| 3315| 92.52|
#> |Grounds |character| 257| 3326| 92.83|
#> |TypeAmbit |character| 3583| 0| 0|
#> |TypeAgree |character| 3583| 0| 0|
#> |TypeSubject |character| 3580| 3| 0.08|
#> |Lineage |character| 3578| 5| 0.14|
#> |Location |character| 2809| 774| 21.6|
#> |Auspices |character| 385| 3198| 89.25|
#> |Secretariat |character| 3583| 0| 0|
#> |TitleAlt |character| 1808| 1775| 49.54|
#> |TextURL |character| 1853| 1730| 48.28|
#> |Language |character| 1427| 2156| 60.17|
#> |Coder |character| 3583| 0| 0|
#> |Comments |character| 1550| 2033| 56.74|
#> |Version |numeric | 3433| 150| 4.19|
#> |mitchID |character| 3583| 0| 0|
#> -------------------------------------------------------
#>
#>
#> $HEIDI
#> -------------------------------------------------------
#> | Variable | Class | Obs | Missing | Miss % |
#> -------------------------------------------------------
#> |manyID |character| 2280| 0| 0|
#> |treatyID |character| 2280| 0| 0|
#> |Title |character| 2280| 0| 0|
#> |Begin |mdate | 2253| 27| 1.18|
#> |Signature |mdate | 2253| 27| 1.18|
#> |Lineage |character| 2280| 0| 0|
#> |heidiID |numeric | 2280| 0| 0|
#> -------------------------------------------------------
#>
#>
#> $TFDD
#> ----------------------------------------------------------------
#> | Variable | Class | Obs | Missing | Miss % |
#> ----------------------------------------------------------------
#> |treatyID |character| 953| 0| 0|
#> |Title |character| 953| 0| 0|
#> |Begin |mdate | 948| 5| 0.52|
#> |Signature |mdate | 948| 5| 0.52|
#> |TypeAgree |character| 660| 293| 30.75|
#> |TypeAmbit |character| 939| 14| 1.47|
#> |TypeRegion |character| 938| 15| 1.57|
#> |TypeGeo |character| 953| 0| 0|
#> |TypeSubject |character| 922| 31| 3.25|
#> |Location |character| 467| 486| 51|
#> |Secretariat |character| 225| 728| 76.39|
#> |Comments |character| 711| 242| 25.39|
#> |Source |character| 561| 392| 41.13|
#> |tfddID |character| 953| 0| 0|
#> |Infrastructure |character| 579| 374| 39.24|
#> |Hydropower |character| 544| 409| 42.92|
#> |Irrigation |character| 533| 420| 44.07|
#> |Groundwater |character| 518| 435| 45.65|
#> |Equity_Sustainability|character| 533| 420| 44.07|
#> |LocalNeeds |character| 538| 415| 43.55|
#> |Navigation |character| 541| 412| 43.23|
#> |Fishing |character| 532| 421| 44.18|
#> |BorderIssues |character| 541| 412| 43.23|
#> |TerritorialIssues |character| 526| 427| 44.81|
#> |NonWater_Embed |character| 540| 413| 43.34|
#> |PredictionModel |character| 513| 440| 46.17|
#> |JointMgmt |character| 545| 408| 42.81|
#> |TechCoop |character| 523| 430| 45.12|
#> |InfoExchange |character| 680| 273| 28.65|
#> |Monitoring |character| 670| 283| 29.7|
#> |AgreeFinance |character| 535| 418| 43.86|
#> |Consultations |character| 521| 432| 45.33|
#> |National_Prog_Law |character| 521| 432| 45.33|
#> |People_Interests |character| 519| 434| 45.54|
#> |AmendMech |character| 522| 431| 45.23|
#> ----------------------------------------------------------------
#>
#>
#> $TREND
#> -------------------------------------------------------
#> | Variable | Class | Obs | Missing | Miss % |
#> -------------------------------------------------------
#> |manyID |character| 710| 0| 0|
#> |treatyID |character| 710| 0| 0|
#> |Title |character| 710| 0| 0|
#> |Begin |mdate | 705| 5| 0.7|
#> |Signature |mdate | 705| 5| 0.7|
#> |Force |mdate | 705| 5| 0.7|
#> |trendID |character| 710| 0| 0|
#> -------------------------------------------------------
#>
#>
#> $LABPTA
#> -------------------------------------------------------
#> | Variable | Class | Obs | Missing | Miss % |
#> -------------------------------------------------------
#> |manyID |character| 483| 0| 0|
#> |treatyID |character| 483| 0| 0|
#> |Title |character| 483| 0| 0|
#> |Begin |mdate | 483| 0| 0|
#> |Signature |mdate | 483| 0| 0|
#> |Force |mdate | 483| 0| 0|
#> |labptaID |character| 483| 0| 0|
#> -------------------------------------------------------
#>
#>
#> $TOTA
#> -------------------------------------------------------
#> | Variable | Class | Obs | Missing | Miss % |
#> -------------------------------------------------------
#> |manyID |character| 442| 0| 0|
#> |treatyID |character| 442| 0| 0|
#> |Title |character| 442| 0| 0|
#> |Begin |mdate | 442| 0| 0|
#> |Signature |mdate | 442| 0| 0|
#> |Force |mdate | 439| 3| 0.68|
#> |totaID |character| 442| 0| 0|
#> -------------------------------------------------------
#>
#>
#> $GPTAD
#> --------------------------------------------------------
#> | Variable | Class | Obs | Missing | Miss % |
#> --------------------------------------------------------
#> |manyID |character| 340| 0| 0|
#> |treatyID |character| 340| 0| 0|
#> |Title |character| 340| 0| 0|
#> |Begin |mdate | 310| 30| 8.82|
#> |AgreementType|character| 340| 0| 0|
#> |DocType |character| 340| 0| 0|
#> |GeogArea |character| 265| 75| 22.06|
#> |Signature |mdate | 287| 53| 15.59|
#> |Force |mdate | 277| 63| 18.53|
#> |gptadID |character| 340| 0| 0|
#> --------------------------------------------------------
#>
#>
#> $GGO
#> -------------------------------------------------------
#> | Variable | Class | Obs | Missing | Miss % |
#> -------------------------------------------------------
#> |treatyID |character| 4532| 0| 0|
#> |Title |character| 4532| 0| 0|
#> |Begin |mdate | 4532| 0| 0|
#> |End |mdate | 1658| 2874| 63.42|
#> |Signature |mdate | 4526| 6| 0.13|
#> |Force |mdate | 2949| 1583| 34.93|
#> |Term |mdate | 805| 3727| 82.24|
#> |Grounds |logical | 0| 4532| 100|
#> |TypeDomain |character| 4509| 23| 0.51|
#> |TypeAgree |character| 4420| 112| 2.47|
#> |TypeAmbit |character| 3823| 709| 15.64|
#> |TypeGeo |character| 1913| 2619| 57.79|
#> |TypeSubject |character| 3107| 1425| 31.44|
#> |Location |character| 529| 4003| 88.33|
#> |Depository |character| 388| 4144| 91.44|
#> |Published |character| 262| 4270| 94.22|
#> |Secretariat |character| 688| 3844| 84.82|
#> |Website |character| 825| 3707| 81.8|
#> |TitleAlt |character| 245| 4287| 94.59|
#> |Language |character| 1288| 3244| 71.58|
#> |Languages |character| 468| 4064| 89.67|
#> |Text |logical | 4531| 1| 0.02|
#> |TextURL |character| 2098| 2434| 53.71|
#> |Coder |character| 4532| 0| 0|
#> |Comments |character| 1192| 3340| 73.7|
#> |Source |character| 301| 4231| 93.36|
#> -------------------------------------------------------
#>
#>
#> $DESTA
#> -------------------------------------------------------
#> | Variable | Class | Obs | Missing | Miss % |
#> -------------------------------------------------------
#> |treatyID |character| 987| 0| 0|
#> |Title |character| 987| 0| 0|
#> |Begin |mdate | 906| 81| 8.21|
#> |Signature |mdate | 906| 81| 8.21|
#> |Force |mdate | 739| 248| 25.13|
#> |TypeAgree |character| 987| 0| 0|
#> |TypeAmbit |character| 987| 0| 0|
#> |TypeGeo |character| 987| 0| 0|
#> |TitleAlt |character| 523| 464| 47.01|
#> |Language |character| 771| 216| 21.88|
#> |destaID |character| 987| 0| 0|
#> -------------------------------------------------------Mapping
| manytreaties | IEADB | HEIDI | DESTA | TFDD | TREND | LABPTA | TOTA | GPTAD |
| Title | Treaty Name | Name.of.the.agreement | name | DocumentName | Trade.Agreement | Name | name | Common.Name |
| Signature | Signature Date | signature.date | year | DateSigned | Year | year | date_signed | Date.of.Signature |
| Force | Date IEA entered into force | entryforceyear | Year | year | date_into_force | Date.of.Entry.into.Force | ||
| mitchID | IEA# | |||||||
| heidiID | ID | |||||||
| destaID | base_treaty | |||||||
| labptaID | Number | |||||||
| tfddID | 2016Update ID | |||||||
| TypeAgree | Agreement Type (level 2) | entry_type | DocType | |||||
| TypeAmbit | Inclusion | typememb | NumberParties | Type | ||||
| TypeGeo | regioncon | GeoScope | ||||||
| Basin | Basin Name | |||||||
| TypeSubject | Issue Area | |||||||
| Lineage | PrimaryTFDDID |