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: LOCAL GOVERNMENT

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2017 Interfacing interplay of local government, traditional leaders and society

Wilmien Wicomb from the Legal Resource Centre states that the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 marks the first time that c...

2017 Imagining an institutionalised social dialogue in the South African local government-Led development landscape

The world, because of globalisation and the recent economic crisis, has entered an era that recognises the importance of the participation o...

2017 "We didn't ask for a municipality": unintended consequences of municipal boundary re-determination: Vuwani at a glance

This study investigates the drivers of violence and conflict over the municipal boundaries in Vuwani District, Limpopo Province. It also aim...

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