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: HISTORY

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2019 Making sense of mining history

This book draws together international contributors to analyse a wide range of aspects of mining history across the globe including mining a...

2018 On history and mythmaking in South Africa: the decolonial quest for truth(s) and relevance

In responding to Ngugi wa Thiong'o's decolonial call for 'a quest for relevance', this essay deals with the issue of removal of colonial and...

2015 The state of research on, and study of, the history of the South African liberation struggle

This paper consists of two broad themes. The first explores the state of research on the history of the South African liberation struggle. T...

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