Research and analysis

The centre conducts and facilitates original, interdisciplinary, and scientific research that is published in various formats. Research is developed and conducted by the centre's hub of scholars, fellows, and network. It aims to publish grounded, contextualised, and transformative research, combining qualitative and quantitative methodologies. As an action-oriented research hub, the centre is committed to an open access policy, making all of the centre's publications available to a wider public.The centre adopts a participatory, grounded methodology that aims at informing multi-level action through evidence-based and contextualised knowledge. The interdisciplinary dimension of the centre's research allows it to draw from, and build synergies across disciplines, as well as across the scientific, the practitioner, and the policy fields. This strives to contribute to critical thinking and action, and informing public debate and public policy.

Information management services & data visualisations:

The Centre for Social Sciences Research and Action is specialised in online knowledge platforms and information management services, having more than 10 years of experience in managing and operating humanitarian, development, and human rights information and knowledge management projects.
The centre’s multidisciplinary team provides interactive data mappings, online knowledge platforms and collaborative systems, and data visualisations and info-graphics among others.