Social Sciences
The social sciences and humanities shed light on cultural, economic and social developments as well as on social structures. The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) supports the humanities and social sciences and introduces various fields of research into these areas.
The German Institute for Economic Research (DIW) is a non-profit academic institution that performs basic research and provides policy advice. The DIW offers a range of publications, a list of events and other data sources.
The German Social Science Infrastructure Services e.V. (GESIS) is a registered association that supports social sciences research by providing information on social sciences literature and research activities. The website includes a Download Section, an Event Calendar, a collection of links, plus much more.
The German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP) provides data for research in the social sciences and economics. The longitudinal study of private households constantly adapts and grows in response to the latest social developments.
The Hamburg Institute of International Economics (HWWI) is an independent, non-profit research institute and was founded in 2005. The institute specializes in the interdisciplinary analysis of key economic and socio-economic trends.
The Research Explorer is a joint project of the DFG (German Research Foundation) and the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service). The database contains over 17,000 institutes at German universities plus non-university research institutions, searchable by name, geographic location, subject and other criteria.
The Social Science Research Center Berlin conducts basic research with a focus on problems of modern societies in a globalized world. The research is theory-based, problem-oriented, often long-term and mostly based on international comparisons.
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