Research data
The HSRC Research Data Service provides a digital repository facility for the HSRC's research data in support of evidence based human and social development in South Africa and the broader region. Access to data is dependent on ethical requirements for protecting research participants, as well as on legal agreements with the owners, funders or in the case of data owned by the HSRC, the requirements of the depositors of the data. We facilitate data use by preparing comprehensive metadata and disseminating data and related documents to appropriate target audiences. Data sharing is subject to an End User License agreement. Data sets from the following projects have been curated and are available for use:
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Research data: DEMOCRACY
2015 The 'born free' generation and heritage tourism
Following the end of the apartheid system, the new democratic government declared a number of sites 'places of historic or cultural importan...
2015 Face off: traditional leaders and the battle for democracy
The impact of the Xhalanga District Court judgement by a full bench of the Eastern Cape High Court on 18 August 2015 in favour of the local ...
2014 IEC voter participation survey 2013: tabulation report
The overall objective of the 2013 Voter Participation Survey (VPS) is to inform and guide the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) in its ...
2014 Enhancing digital citizen engagement: lessons from South Africa
Digital technology (ICT) has an important role to play in enhancing South African democracy. In an interconnected world, Web 2.0 and social ...
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