The Social Science Research Council is an independent, not-for-profit research organization founded in 1923. Based in New York City, it mobilizes researchers, policy makers, professionals, activists, and other experts from the private and public sectors to develop innovative approaches to issues of critical social importance.The SSRC is committed to the idea that social science can produce necessary knowledge—necessary for citizens to understand their societies and necessary for policy makers to decide on crucial questions.
Social scientists often wish to analyze processes of change over time. However, collecting longitudinal data by revisiting the same survey respondents at multiple points in time is often logistically and financially unfeasible. An alternative is to collect retrospective data, by asking respondents to report on their pasts. Such methods are particularly of interest in post-Soviet contexts, where researchers may want to assess individual trajectories since the collapse of Soviet rule. This webin...
By the Numbers - Quantitative Data Sources in Eurasian Studies
The SSRC Eurasia Program organized an informational webinar to guide scholars, graduate advisors, and other interested parties through the application process for the three fellowships being offered by the program in 2011: Pre-Dissertation Awards, Dissertation Development Awards, and Post-Doctoral Research Awards. Discussed were eligibility requirements, the application and online application system, and the selection process.
The recent Ukrainian elections have triggered a discourse on the country's future as well as retrospective analysis of the Orange Revolution. In contrast to Ukraine's controversial election of 2004, this election has been generally free and fair. What does this tell us about how Ukraine has evolved over the past five years?
The interview with the project’s Principle Investigator, Richard Alba (Sociology, State University of New York, Albany) explores the contributions of internationally comparative research to migration studies and unexpected lessons drawn from the project’s comparative analysis of research findings.
The interview with the project’s Principle Investigator, Richard Alba (Sociology, State University of New York, Albany) explores the contributions of internationally comparative research to migration studies and unexpected lessons drawn from the project’s comparative analysis of research findings.
A Pre-Doctoral Fellow, Anna Rios (Education, University of California, Santa Cruz) reviews the complicated relations and distinctions between her research concepts and the social identities of immigrant children she encountered during the project.
A Pre-Doctoral Fellow, Anna Rios (Education, University of California, Santa Cruz) reviews the complicated relations and distinctions between her research concepts and the social identities of immigrant children she encountered during the project.
A Post-Doctoral Fellow during the project, Dalia Abdel-Hady (Sociology, State University of New York, Albany) discusses how she employed both quantitative and qualitative methods in her investigation and what she discovered to be the career advantages and disadvantages of participating in international collaborative research.
A Post-Doctoral Fellow during the project, Dalia Abdel-Hady (Sociology, State University of New York, Albany) discusses how she employed both quantitative and qualitative methods in her investigation and what she discovered to be the career advantages and disadvantages of participating in international collaborative research.
