CESSDA – Stories about Data

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Access to social science data and metadata is vital – for both science and society. We aim to promote the results of social science research to a wider audience. This podcast presents user stories from researchers having used the CESSDA Data Catalogue and the CESSDA Data Management Expert Guide. We also hold interviews with experts in the field of research data. Tune in and discover what we do and why it's important!

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Interview with Emiliano Degl'Innocenti representing DARIAH-IT

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 th...

Feb 27, 2024•9 min

Interview with Ahmad Wali Ahmad-Yar from the Hummingbird Project

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 unra...

Jan 30, 2024•13 min

Interview with Alìz Horváth representing OPERAS

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, particularl...

Dec 05, 2023•12 min

Interview with CESSDA Member Country Representative Olja Toljagic (Norway)

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 ...

Nov 07, 2023•9 min

Interview with CESSDA Member Country Representative Matthias Reiter-Pázmándy (Austria)

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.

Oct 10, 2023•14 min

Get to know the GoTriple platform – An innovative discovery service

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/.

Dec 13, 2022•16 min

10 Questions to Steven McEachern, Director of the Australian Data Archive!

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...

Mar 30, 2022•36 min

Leading Data Communities - A Joint Podcast with ICPSR

We recently hosted a joint webinar/podcast recording with the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) and its director, Maggie Levenstein. Maggie talks with Ron Dekker, CESSDA director, about what it's like leading two of the world's largest data consortia through the years, and what might change for social science data in 2022 and beyond. 

Jan 07, 2022•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 5

CESSDA Podcast with Ruud Luijkx

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 programm...

May 26, 2021•17 min•Ep. 4

CESSDA Podcast with Georg Lutz

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 Catal...

May 26, 2021•27 min•Ep. 3

CESSDA Podcast with with Sylvia Kritzinger

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 Nati...

Jan 12, 2021•19 min•Ep. 2

CESSDA Podcast with Dr Dimitra Kondyli and Ami Saji

The CESSDA podcast series shines the spotlight on how data providers and researchers are benefitting from data curation and sharing across a broad range of topics in the social sciences and beyond. This podcast zooms in on how the CESSDA Data Catalogue is shaping research on migration and minorities from both a data provider and user perspective with insights from Dr Dimitra Kondyli, Senior Researcher at the National Centre for Social Research in Greece and Ami Saji, junior researcher at the Cen...

Jan 12, 2021•52 min•Ep. 1