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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: ELECTIONS

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2004 The right man for the job is a woman: gender, ethnicity and factionalism in the Free State

Pienaar and Buso presents an analysis of the appointment of the Free State Premier, arguing that it was informed by attempts to neutralize f...

2004 We shall never go back to Pharaoh: defending democracy in the Eastern Cape

Cherry explore three sets of dynamics in the E. Cape elections : the battle between the UDM and ANC for Umtata; the shift towards the DA and...

2004 Third time lucky: the ANC's victory in KwaZulu/Natal

Daniel analyses the dynamics which lead the ANC to victory in the highly contested province of KZN. He argues that the disaffection of voter...