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: POST APARTHEID SOUTH AFRICA

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2019 Coexistence as a strategy for opposition parties in challenging the African National Congress' one-party dominance

Post-apartheid democratic South Africa experienced the pitfalls of one-party dominance when the country's fifth democratically elected parli...

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2018 Families and children: actions to promote family well-being and cohesion in South Africa

Apartheid policies had devastating effects on family life in South Africa and the creation of homelands and forced resettlement together wit...

2018 Racial or ethnic health disparities among older adults in four population groups in South Africa

Racial or ethnic health disparities have been evidently apparent during the apartheid era in South Africa. This study aims to assess ethnic ...

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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...