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Policy Reporting to UNESCO: An Analysis

Nippert, Natalja LU (2026) SIMZ51 20261
Master of Science in Social Scientific Data Analysis
Abstract
As one of the United Nations’ specialized agencies UNESCO encourages countries to further development in regard to preserve culture, education and science. These obligations are fixed within frameworks. To fulfil the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions(CoCE), countries should report cultural policies and measures to UNESCO. Despite these reporting obligations, there is variation in countries’ reporting behaviour. This study examines how institutional and socioeconomic factors shape countries’ reporting of policies to UNESCO between 2012 and 2024. Using a country-year dataset combining UNESCO, V-Dem and World Bank data, the analysis estimates Poisson, negative binomial and logistic... (More)
As one of the United Nations’ specialized agencies UNESCO encourages countries to further development in regard to preserve culture, education and science. These obligations are fixed within frameworks. To fulfil the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions(CoCE), countries should report cultural policies and measures to UNESCO. Despite these reporting obligations, there is variation in countries’ reporting behaviour. This study examines how institutional and socioeconomic factors shape countries’ reporting of policies to UNESCO between 2012 and 2024. Using a country-year dataset combining UNESCO, V-Dem and World Bank data, the analysis estimates Poisson, negative binomial and logistic regression models to examine the extent as well as the intensity of reporting. The findings provide only limited support for the hypotheses that richer and more democratic countries are more likely to report cultural policies. Civil participation and the interaction between economic development and corruption provide also limited evidence. Overall, however, the findings indicate that institutional factors might provide more fitting explanations for UNESCO policy reporting than economic development or regime type alone. (Less)
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author
Nippert, Natalja LU
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organization
course
SIMZ51 20261
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
UNESCO, cultural policy, policy reporting, regression analysis, institutional capacity
language
English
id
9249845
date added to LUP
2026-09-02 15:33:03
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2026-09-02 15:33:03
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  abstract     = {{As one of the United Nations’ specialized agencies UNESCO encourages countries to further development in regard to preserve culture, education and science. These obligations are fixed within frameworks. To fulfil the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions(CoCE), countries should report cultural policies and measures to UNESCO. Despite these reporting obligations, there is variation in countries’ reporting behaviour. This study examines how institutional and socioeconomic factors shape countries’ reporting of policies to UNESCO between 2012 and 2024. Using a country-year dataset combining UNESCO, V-Dem and World Bank data, the analysis estimates Poisson, negative binomial and logistic regression models to examine the extent as well as the intensity of reporting. The findings provide only limited support for the hypotheses that richer and more democratic countries are more likely to report cultural policies. Civil participation and the interaction between economic development and corruption provide also limited evidence. Overall, however, the findings indicate that institutional factors might provide more fitting explanations for UNESCO policy reporting than economic development or regime type alone.}},
  author       = {{Nippert, Natalja}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Policy Reporting to UNESCO: An Analysis}},
  year         = {{2026}},
}