Explore the entwining realms of humanities and digital humanities as we delve into the innovative initiatives of DARIAH-IT in our latest podcast episode! Join us for an enlightening conversation with Emiliano Degl'Innocenti, the National Coordinator for Italy at DARIAH-IT, where he not only leads pioneering research but also nurtures a thriving research community at the Italian National Council for Research. Engage with Emiliano as he unfolds the treasure trove of resources accessible via the CESSDA tools and services portal, positioning them as significant game-changers to augment the researc ..read more

In this engaging episode, Joanne interviews Ahmed Wali Ahmad-Yar, a dedicated PhD researcher affiliated with the Interface Demography Research Group at Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB). Ahmed also serves as a vital contributor to The Hummingbird Project, a visionary initiative supported by Horizon 2020 funding and deeply integrated into the CESSDA Data Community. Join us as we dive into Ahmed's inspiring work, where The Hummingbird Project takes on the formidable task of comprehensively unraveling migration flows in Europe. This multifaceted endeavour harnesses both qualitative and quantitativ ..read more

In this episode, Joanne Ahern interviews Alìz Vorbatis, an Assistant Professor in East Asian History and Digital Humanities. Alìz's research spans East Asian cultures, focusing on China, Japan, and Korea, with a keen interest in intellectual history, cultural studies, and interdisciplinary digital approaches. Her research incorporates both archival and machine-readable annotated textual data for quantitative and qualitative analysis. Alìz finds the CESSDA Data Catalogue valuable, particularly the International Social Survey Program National Identity dataset. She also praises the CESSDA Data Ma ..read more

In this podcast episode, Joanne Ahern speaks with Olja Toljagic, who represents the Research Council of Norway, serving as the Norwegian national contact point for the research infrastructure program in Horizon Europe within the EU. Olja sheds light on the vital role CESSDA plays in the European and international social sciences landscape. CESSDA not only offers extensive pan-European data services but also champions data reliability and sustainability, building trust among researchers. Tune in as we delve into the Ministry of Education and Research's plans for higher education and research in ..read more

Matthias represents the Austrian Ministry for Education, Science and Research, and acts as the Vice Chair of the General Assembly of CESSDA. He works in the department for Social Sciences and Humanities and focuses on creating optimal conditions for researchers in Austria, particularly regarding research infrastructures that support the whole Austrian research area. In this episode he talks to Joanne Ahern about his motivation to improve data access for social scientists ..read more

GoTriple is your single access point to discover and reuse open scholarly SSH resources and find peers. How does the platform work? What can users do there? Why should researchers join? Hear from three platform experts! GoTriple is an innovative multilingual discovery platform for the social sciences and humanities (SSH).  Search now for Resources and Users in the Social Sciences and Humanities: https://www.gotriple.eu ..read more

In today's interview, Steven summaries what it's like to lead the ADA  community. He answers questions on data access, data management, the  effects of the pandemic on his data community and more!    Visit the CESSDA website to learn more about what we do: https://www.cessda.eu/  Visit the ADA website:  https://ada.edu.au/   Music by: Inspirational Corporate (Corporate Music Compilation) by Infraction   Licence: CC-BY-SA ..read more

The CESSDA podcast series explores the important world of data archiving and sharing and our researchers across disciplines and countries are benefitting from the CESSDA Data Catalogue. This CESSDA podcast zooms in on the role of the European Values Study in sociology,  political science and civil society, with insights from Prof. Ruud Luijkx, Tilburg University and Chair of the Methodology Study. The European Values Studies is a repeated, large-scale, cross-section survey research programme yielding insights into the ideas, beliefs, attitudes, preferences, values and opinions of citizens ..read more

The CESSDA podcast series explores the important world of data archiving and sharing and our researchers across disciplines and countries are benefitting from the CESSDA Data Catalogue. This CESSDA podcast with Georg Lutz, professor of political science and Director of FORS Centre in Switzerland gives key insights into voting trends and changes in recent years and their impacts on political debate. Linking the Swiss VOTO election surveys and data archives at the Centre with the CESSDA Data Catalogue, Prof. Lutz highlights how datasets reveal election behaviour in terms of voter drivers or lack ..read more

The CESSDA podcast series explores the important world of data archiving and sharing and our researchers across disciplines and countries are benefitting from the CESSDA Data Catalogue. This podcast focuses on cross-disciplinary research on the COVID-19 pandemic as the crisis evolves over time with the insights from Sylvia Kritzinger, Professor of Methods in the Social Sciences at the Department of Government of the University of Vienna. As one of the principal investigators of the Austrian National Election Study (AUTNES) and the Austrian Corona Panel Project (ACPP), Prof. Kritzinger explains ..read more