The Greek Research Infrastructure for Social Sciences
The So.Da.Net network is the Greek research infrastructure for the social sciences.
The Centre for Political Research participates in this programme in cooperation with the universities of the Aegean, Athens, Thrace, and the NCSR (EKKE). On behalf of the Centre, Prof. Yannis Voulgaris is the scientific coordinator. Prof. Christina Koulouri and Assoc. Prof. Vassiliki Georgiadou and a team of researchers, PhD candidates and post-graduate students from Panteion University also participate in the programme. CPR collects and processes data on: a) Politics, Parties and Political Culture; b) Economy and Society; and c) the Political and Social History of Greece.
So.Da.Net supports multidisciplinary research and promotes the acquisition, exchange, processing as well as dissemination of data deriving from and related to social science research.
Social science research datasets and metadata are being stored and documented based on a model compatible with DDI3 and DDI2 using Nesstar software, thus rendering them available to any interested user.
Data is sought and retrieved locally, via the repositories of its members, or through the So.Da.Net portal itself.
In addition to this, the research infrastructure of So.Da.Net provides e-learning services with regard to social research methodology, development of research infrastructures, as well as, data management–use of the research infrastructure data.
The services provided by So.Da.Net can be accessed freely online or under specific terms if need be depending on the request.
So.Da.Net has been incorporated along with the European Social Survey (ESS) into the ‘National Road Map of Research Infrastructures 2014-2020’ under the title CESSRI.