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08. November 2012
CEWSjournal No. 86 is available
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11. September 2012
CEWSjournal No. 85 is available!
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19. June 2012
CEWSjournal Nr. 84 has been published!
Phase 1: Research
Are you searching for data, relevant literature and more in-depth information for your research topic? Our databases and portals are there to support and assist your research with free access to this content.
The first step in any research project is to search information on the current status of research, on related topics, on similar research projects and the institutions involved
We offer only proven, highest quality, interlinked information.
Research
| Data catalogue: | Search in over 5000 studies from the GESIS Data Archive |
| ZACAT OnlineStudy catalogue: | Selected online studies with extensive search function at the study and variables levels, easy and straightforward access to data, documentation and related materials |
| CodebookExplorer and QBase: | Search selected studies in question texts and codebooks |
| HISTAT: | Search and download historical studies and time series |
| Official microdata service: | Comprehensive metadata on German and European official statistics microdata (tools, social science and official classification, concepts and definitions, etc.) |
| Social Indicators: | Online information with social indicators as well as detailed information on development of German and European societies over the last decades. |
Research in survey data
| ALLBUS | The German General Social Survey |
| Election studies | GESIS election studies at a glance |
| ISSP | The International Social Survey Programme; social science relevant topics from 47 countries. |
| PIAAC | The Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies of the OECD measures adult skill levels across 30 countries. |
| ESS | The European Social Survey is a social science survey examining the social and political attitudes of citizens in 30 European countries. |
| EVS | The European Values Study describes value change in 47 countries. |
| Eurobarometer | The survey program of the European Commission monitors public opinion of citizens towards European union and its institutions. |
Search literature and research information
| sowiport: | Brings together and links information on literature, research projects, research data, institutions and events in a portal specifically designed for social science |
| SSOAR: | Open Access Repository for publishing and downloading of fulltexts |
| SOLIS: | Bibliographic database with abstracts on social science literature in German-speaking countries |
| SOFIS: | Database with descriptions of social science projects in German-speaking countries |
| Thesaurus: | standardized vocabulary for the Social Science; used as a tool for searching in the sowiport-databases |
| Knowledgebase: | The Knowledge Base Social Sciences Eastern Europe was designed to provide an overview of the development of social sciences in Central and Eastern Europe. |
