RISC Data Portal

The Research Data Center is a central office of the RISC, which is located at the University of Bremen. The RDC-RISC is advised by the internal steering Data Committee, has been provisionally accredited by the German Data Forum (RatSWD) and is a member of the standing committee Research Data Infrastructure (FDI Committee). The central task of the Research Data Center is the development of a data infrastructure for the analysis of social cohesion, which is reflected in the following functions:

Data Production and Data Management

  • Coordination of the longitudinal study German Social Cohesion Panel
  • Advice for RISC projects collecting data
  • Archiving of all quantitative RISC data
  • Cooperation with Qualiservice for archiving qualitative RISC data
  • Development of a data management concept


Monitoring

  • Development of an indicator system for recording social cohesion
  • Data analysis and regular reporting


Data Portal

  • Documentation of all data collected in the RDC-RISC (RISC metadata database)
  • Dissemination of the quantitative data collected in the RDC-RISC
  • Provision of central indicators of social cohesion
  • Documentation of all scientific publications pre-published with RISC data (RISCdatalit)

News

04.12.2024
Data Release: German Social Cohesion Panel Wave 1

We are happy to announce the release of another Scientific Use File of the German Social Cohesion Panel (SCP): the German Social Cohesion Panel 2021/22 - Wave 1 (SCP 2021/22 W1).

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22.11.2024
Authors' workshop Second Cohesion Report of the RDC RISC

On 18 and 19 November 2024, an authors' workshop for the second Cohesion Report of the Research Institute Social Cohesion (RISC) took place in Göttingen.

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21.11.2024
Full accreditation of the RDC RISC

Full accreditation of the RDC RISC by the German Council for Social and Economic Data (RatSWD)

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Appointments

08.10.2025 - 09.10.2025
RISC Annual Conference 2025

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The RDC-RISC will be represented with contributions and an information stand at the RISC Annual Conference 2025 in Leipzig.

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22.09.2025 - 26.09.2025
The RDC-RISC at the congress of DGS (German Sociological Society)

The DGS, the largest association of academically qualified sociologists in Germany, organises nationwide sociology congresses every two years. In 2025, the congress will be held at the University of Duisburg-Essen. Visit us at our stand! More information to follow.

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25.06.2024
International workshop of the RDC-RISC: International Perspectives on the Measurement of 'Social Cohesion'

International workshop of the RDC-RISC: : International Perspectives on the Measurement of 'Social Cohesion'

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