Dataset of statements on policy integration of selected intergovernmental organizations

This article describes data for 78 intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) working on topics related to energy governance, environmental protection, and the economy. The number of IGOs covered also includes organizations active in other sectors. The point of departure for data construction was the Correlates of War dataset, from which we selected this sample of IGOs. We updated and expanded the empirical information on the IGOs selected by manual coding. Most importantly, we collected the primary law texts of the individual IGOs in order to code whether they commit themselves to environmental policy integration (EPI), climate policy integration (CPI) and/or energy policy integration (EnPI).


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Online Data accessibility The data are available within this article; additional data are available at: http://http://dx.doi.org/10.17632/kk9gvbd84k.1#file-e5723935-b1bc-4759-8e92-f4a5e51bbddd Value of the data The data offer insights in how IGOs incorporate policy integration in their primary law texts. The data are unique for they combine information on EPI, CPI and EnPI as different conceptualizations of policy integration.
The data build on innovative conceptualizations of policy integration as 'coordination' and 'harmonization' as well as differentiate between 'internal' and 'external' forms of policy integration.
The coding of EPI, CPI and EnPI has the potential to guide future research in comparative policy analysis.

Data
We are sharing three types of data with the readers. First, an overview of the 78 IGOs for which we gathered new data (Table 1). Second, raw data on the relevant statements in the 78 IGOs' primary law texts and information on how we coded the statements concerned ( Table 2). The first two types of data are only available within this article. The third data component comprises the coded information on EPI, CPI and EnPI together with the measurement of the explanatory variables used by Tosun and Peters (2018) for testing their hypotheses (Table 3) [1]. Lastly, we offer robustness checks of the analyses run by Tosun and Peters in Tables 4 and 5. Table 1 gives an overview of the IGOs covered in this data article. The 78 IGOs selected represent a sample of the 347 IGOs originally covered by the Correlates of War (CoW) dataset [2]. It was necessary to reduce the number of IGOs in order to be able to manage the coding of the primary law texts. The IGOs selected comprise all energy-related IGOs (i.e., eight) and 28 environment-related IGOs. Regarding the latter, we sought to include the entirety of environment-related IGOs, but for some we experienced difficulties in getting access to the organizations' primary law texts or the status of some organizations had changed since the compilation of the original CoW dataset. 1 Besides IGOs working on energy and environmental issues, economy-related IGOs are important for assessing the commitment to EPI, CPI and/or EnPI. We drew a random sample of 27 organizations that represent bank/ funds, commodity, and general economy-related IGOs. Furthermore, we randomly selected IGOs

Table 2
Relevant statements on policy integration in the (amended) primary law texts.

ID Short name (Relevant articles)
Extracts of the text used for coding purposes (Clarification on how the statement was coded with regard to internal/external policy integration and coordination/harmonization) 1. IEA Determined to reduce their dependence on imported oil by undertaking long-term co-operative efforts on conservation of energy, on accelerated development of alternative sources of energy, on research and development in the energy field and on uranium enrichment (Internal: coordination)

IEF
The fundamental aims of the Forum are: a. fostering greater mutual understanding and awareness of common energy interests among its Members; b. promoting a better understanding of the benefits of stable and transparent energy markets for the health of the world economy, the security of energy supply and demand, and the expansion of global trade and investment in energy resources and technology; c. identifying and promoting principles and guidelines that enhance energy market transparency, stability and sustainability; d. narrowing the differences among energy producing, consuming and transit Member States on global energy issues and promoting a fuller understanding of their interdependency and the benefits to be gained from cooperation through dialogue among them, as well as between them and energy related industries; e. promoting the study and exchange of views on the inter-relationships among energy, technology, environmental issues, economic growth and development; f. building confidence and trust through improved information sharing among States; and g. facilitating the collection, compilation and dissemination of data, information and analyses that contribute to greater market transparency, stability and sustainability. (Internal: harmonization; external: coordination) 3. OLADE To promote among the Member States the adoption of effective measures to prevent environmental pollution due to the exploitation, transportation, storage, and utilization of the energy resources of the Region and to recommend the measures deemed necessary to prevent environmental pollution caused by the exploitation, transportation, storage, and utilization of the energy resources within the Region, in areas not under the jurisdiction of the Member States (Internal: harmonization; external: coordination) 4. ECT 1. The task of the Energy Community shall be to organise the relations between the Parties and create a legal and economic framework in relation to Network Energy, as defined in paragraph 2, in order to: (a) create a stable regulatory and market framework capable of attracting investment in gas networks, power generation, and transmission and distribution networks, so that all Parties have access to the stable and continuous energy supply that is essential for economic development and social stability, (b) create a single regulatory space for trade in Network Energy that is necessary to match the geographic extent of the concerned product markets, (c) enhance the security of supply of the single regulatory space by providing a stable investment climate in which connections to Caspian, North African and Middle East gas reserves can be developed, and indigenous sources of energy such as natural gas, coal and hydropower can be exploited, The Agency shall promote the widespread and increased adoption and the sustainable use of all forms of renewable energy, taking into account: a.) national and domestic priorities and benefits derived from a combined approach of renewable energy and energy efficiency measures, and b.) the contribution of renewable energy to environmental preservation, through limiting pressure on natural resources and reducing deforestation, particularly tropical deforestation, desertification and biodiversity loss; to climate protection; to economic growth and social cohesion including poverty alleviation and sustainable development; to access to and security of energy supply; to regional development and to inter-generational responsibility. Los Países Miembros constituyen el Comité Regional de Sanidad Vegetal COSAVE, con el objetivo principal de coordinar e incrementar la capacidad regional de prevenir, disminuir y evitar los impactos y riesgos de los problemas que afectan a la producción y comercialización de los productos agrícolas y forestales de la región, tomando en cuenta la situación fitosantiaria alcanzada, el desarrollo económico sostenido, salud humana y la protección del medio ambiente. Observing and understanding the Earth system more completely and comprehensively will expand worldwide capacity and means to achieve sustainable development and will yield advances in many specific areas of socio-economic benefit, including: Reducing loss of life and property from natural and human-induced disasters; Understanding environmental factors affecting human health and well being; Improving management of energy resources; Understanding, assessing, predicting, mitigating, and adapting to climate variability and change; Improving water resource management through better understanding of the water cycle; Improving weather information, forecasting, and warning; Improving the management and protection of terrestrial, coastal, and marine ecosystems; Supporting sustainable agriculture and combating desertification; Understanding, monitoring, and conserving biodiversity.  To study the interaction between olive growing and the environment, particularly with a view to promoting environmental conservation and sustainable production, and to ensure the integrated and sustainable development of the sector; (external: harmonization) 55. UNIDO (I) Advise on and assist, in close co-operation with the appropriate bodies of the. United Nations, specialized agencies and the International Atomic Energy, the developing countries in the exploitation, conservation and local transformation of their natural resources for the purpose of furthering the industrialization of developing countries. (external: coordination) 56. IFAD No relevant statement 57. WTO Recognizing that their relations in the field of trade and economic endeavour should be conducted with a view to raising standards of living, ensuring full employment and a large and steadily growing volume of real income and effective demand, and expanding the production of and trade in goods and services, while allowing for the optimal use of the world's resources in accordance with the objective of sustainable development, seeking both to protect and preserve the environment and to enhance the means for doing so in a manner consistent with their respective needs and concerns at different levels of economic development, (external: harmonization) 58. ECOWAS (Article 3) 1. The aims of the Community are to promote co-operation and integration, leading to the establishment of an economy union in West Africa in order to raise the living standards of its peoples, and to maintain and enhance economic stability, foster relations-among Member States and contribute to the progress and development of the African Continent. 2. In order to achieve the aims set out in the paragraph above, and in accordance with the relevant provisions of this Treaty, the Community shall, by stages, ensure; a) the harmonization and co-ordination of national policies and the promotion of integration programmes, projects and activities, particularly in food, agriculture and natural resources, industry, transport and communications, energy, trade, money and finance, taxation, economic reform policies, human resources, education, information, culture, science, technology, services, health, tourism, legal matters; b) the harmonization and co-ordination of policies for the protection of the environment; (external: harmonization) 59. BSEC In accordance with the agreed principles and with the aim of utilizing more effectively their human, natural and other resources for attaining a sustained growth of their national economies and the social well-being of their peoples, the Member States shall cooperate in the following areas: trade and economic development; banking and finance; communications; energy; transport; agriculture and agro-industry; health care and pharmaceutics; environmental protection; tourism; science and technology; exchange of statistical data and economic information; collaboration between customs and other border authorities; human contacts; combating organized crime, illicit trafficking of drugs, weapons and radioactive materials, all acts of terrorism and illegal migration, or in any other related area, following a decision of the Council. (external: harmonization) 60. MERCOSUR CONSIDERING that the expansion of their domestic markets, through integration, is a vital prerequisite for accelerating their processes of economic development with social justice, Extracts of the text used for coding purposes (Clarification on how the statement was coded with regard to internal/external policy integration and coordination/harmonization) BELIEVING that this objective must be achieved by making optimum use of available resources, preserving the environment, improving physical links, coordinating macroeconomic policies and ensuring complementarily between the different sectors of the economy, based on the principles of gradualism, flexibility and balance, (external: harmonization) 61. NAFTA (Chapters 1 and 6) UNDERTAKE each of the preceding in a manner consistent with environmental protection and conservation; PRESERVE their flexibility to safeguard the public welfare; PROMOTE sustainable development; STRENGTHEN the development and enforcement of environmental laws and regulations; 2. The Parties recognize that it is desirable to strengthen the important role that trade in energy and basic petrochemical goods plays in the free trade area and to enhance this role through sustained and gradual liberalization.  working on topics related to health, transportation, and science and education. Lastly, we drew a random sample of multi-issue organizations and IGOs that fall into the residual category 'other'. For each of the categories health, transporation, science and education, multi-issue and 'other' we randomly selected three organizations. We relied on the study by Blake and Payton (2015) for assigning the IGOs to the different categories [3]. For energy-related IGOs, we followed Van de Graaf and Colgan (2016) [4]. Table 2 gives an overview of the statements on which we relied in order to code the individual IGOs' normative commitment to policy integration. To this end, we used the dimensions 'external' and 'internal' integration as suggested by Biermann et al. (2009) [5]. The second set of dimensions refers to 'coordination' and 'harmonization' as put forth by Nilsson and Persson (2017) [6], Persson et al. (2018) [7] and Runhaar et al. (2014) [8]. The coding of the data took place in two steps. In a first  step, three persons coded the data independently; two persons coded it a second time after having discussed cases where the assigned codes deviated. Table 3 reproduces the summary statistics of the explanatory variables used in the research article by Tosun and Peters [1], but with two differences. While the analyses included in the research article rely on an indicator for assessing whether the United Kingdom is a member of an IGO, Table 3 reports the summary statistics for the membership of France. The second variable that deviates from Tosun and Peters is Text age, which is a scale ranging from 1 (shortest time elapsed) to 10 (longest time elapsed) for capturing the years elapsed since the adoption of the primary law text on which the coding draws (see Table 1). To produce this variable, we used the deciles of the number of years elapsed since the adoption of the original or amended primary law texts. The minimum number of years elapsed since the adoption of the relevant primary law text is zero years (Energy Community Treaty) and the maximum number 72 years (United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization). Table 4 is a robustness check of the logit models estimated by Tosun and Peters [1], in which the variable United Kingdom is substituted by the variable France. In Table 5, the variable Text age replaces the variable Post 1987.