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: DEVELOPMENT

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2007 Safaris, soccer and the silver screen: South Africa's emergent soft power

South Africa is a nation that has actively sought to 'punch above its weight' in world affairs, relative to its actual size and strategic im...

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2007 Mapping communications access in South Africa

Access to landlines and cellular phones is regarded as an important development goal for South Africa. In this study it was found that the ...

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2007 From Shepstone to Mufamadi: the community as an object of local government systems

this paper looks at the history of development in KwaZulu-Natal selectively and comparatively, arguing that even though it is well known tha...