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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
2020 The role of the South African Human Rights Commission in ensuring state accountability to address poverty
Since its inception at the dawn of South Africa's new democracy the South African Human Rights Commission has focused much of its efforts in...
2020 Rwandan citizens' sovereignty, popular participation, and the EAC integration and democratization
The purpose of this chapter is to analyze Rwanda's participation in the East African Community (EAC) integration project. It will investigat...
2020 Grassroots democracy and development: learning from the Philippines
The Philippines have developed a system of neighbourhood government that other countries could usefully learn from. The barangays give ordin...
2020 Reflections on the 2019 South African general elections: quo vadis?
The volume engages questions on land, election campaigns, voter turnout, voter apathy, and how opposition parties will be forced to co-exist...