Data on departments

This dataset includes data on departments of the Commission, including Directorates-General and service departments (1958-2021). There is one observation per unique department. A new observation is created every time a department is renamed, even if the department itself does not change. This allows you to track changes in department nomenclature over time.

departments

Format

A data frame with 13 variables:

key_id

Numeric. An ID number that uniquely identifies each observation. Indicates the default sort order for the dataset.

department_id

Numeric. An ID number that uniquely identifies each department.

department_name

String. The name of the department.

first_commission_id

Numeric. The ID number of the first Commission in which the department appeared. See the commissions dataset.

first_commission

String. The first Commission in which the department appeared.

commissions

String. A list of the Commissions in which the department appeared, separated by a comma.

count_commissions

Numeric. The number of Commissions in which the department appeared.

current_department

Dummy. A dummy variable indicating whether the department is a current department under the von der Leyen Commission. Coded 1 if the department is a current department and 0 otherwise.

department_type_id

Numeric. An ID number that uniquely identifies the type of the department. Coded 1 for Directorate-General and 2 for Service department. See the variable department_type.

department_type

String. The type of the department. Either Directorate-General or Service department.

department_code

String. The common abbreviation of the department. Coded Not applicable of there is not an abbreviation for the department. Coded None for all Commissions prior to the Prodi Commission.

policy_area

String. The name of the policy area. See the policy_areas dataset.

current_department_name

String. The name of the current department. See the departments dataset.