Resources
1. Social Science Research Institutions in the Berlin Area
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Department of Social Sciences, Humboldt University of Berlin
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Sociology at the Department of Economic and Social Sciences, University of Potsdam
2. Sociological Journals
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List of sociological Journals in Thomson Reuters' Social Science Citation Index
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Collection of main journals by the German Sociological Association
3. Sources for Statistical Data
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Statista - Statistik-Portal im Internet (statistical research portal; in German only)
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The MacroDataGuide - An International Social Science Resource (information on datasets on the macro level)
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Eurostat (statistical office of the European Union)
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OECD Statistics (broad range social and economic statistical data)
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ZACAT - GESIS Online Study Catalogue (datasets from ALLBUS (GGSS), Eurobarometer, EVS, ISSP and more)
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German Federal and State Statistical Offices (central access to German official statistics)
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FDZ-RV Forschungsdatenzentrum der Rentenversicherung (micro data of the research center on pension insurance; in German only)
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Pew Research Center (nonpartisan fact tank with american and global coverage)
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CIA - The World Factbook (basic information on countries of the world)
4. Sociological Blogs and General Sociological Information
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Sociology FU Berlin @socFUB (Twitteraccount of the Institute of Sociology at FU Berlin)
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EUROPP - European Politics and Policy (broad-based and multidisciplinary focus, covering European governance, economics, politics, culture and society, both at the European Union and national levels)
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SozBlog (official Blog of the German Sociological Association; in German only)
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homo sociologicus (Weblog on the gateway between sociology and the public)
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SocioSite (information on sociological research areas, journals, databases, institutes and more)
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50 Klassiker der Soziologie (dictionary with information on biography, bibliography, and abatement; in German only)
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International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences (access via the University library of FU Berlin)
5. Information on the European Union
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Archive of European Integration (AEI) at the University of Pittsburgh
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Historical Archives of the European Union (HAEU) at the European University Institute (EUI)