Documentation for the dataset of the research project "Policymakers' perceptions of Climate Policy Instruments"

<strong>On the CSS Working Paper Series</strong> The CSS Working Paper Series welcomes papers on all aspects connected with the research focus of the center and gives authors a chance to increase the circulation, visibility, and impact of their research. The Working Paper Series presents results from ongoing and cutting-edge research at the CSS and partner institutions. Working paper topics reflect the various disciplines involved in the CSS. The Series serves to publish (preliminary) results quickly, and Working Papers may prepare a publication in an academic journal at a later date. Replication studies are also welcome. <strong>Abstract of Current Paper</strong> This paper documents the data collection and coding process of the qualitative interview data from the “Policymakers’ Perceptions of Climate Policy Instruments” project. This data documentation follows the standard for qualitative research and data policy of the American Journal of Political Science (AJPS, 2023) and its guidelines for the provision of replication files. Given the impossibility of making the transcripts of our interviews public, we aim at least to present the entire process of data collection and analysis as transparently as possible, in order to enable a critical reception of our work to the interested reader. We begin by briefly outlining the research interest of the project and presenting the research question and its relevance. We then justify the choice of cases and provide a brief description of the selected cases. Next, we describe the chosen method and the design of the qualitative semi-structured questionnaire. This is followed by an account of the data collection process and a description of the final sample. Finally, we explain our method of analysis. <strong>Website</strong> www.wiso.uni-hamburg.de/en/forschung/forschungszentren/css-html