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Workshop on the Future of Observatories in the Social Sciences

Sponsored by the National Science Foundation (by invitation only)

December 16-17, 2010

National Science Foundation
Arlington, Virginia

Co-organizers :

Katharine G. Abraham, University of Maryland

Emilio F. Moran, Indiana University

News

The final report from this workshop is now available. Download the report (PDF)

An updated agenda (10 Dec 2010) has been posted.

  • See Online Agenda
  • Download a PDF copy of the Agenda

Background Papers

Emilio F. Moran, "What Do We Learn from the Biophysical Observatories ?"

Katharine G. Abraham and J. Alice Nixon, "Large National Surveys as Platforms for Social Science Research"

Participant Contributions

Kevin Crowston, "Position Statement"

Mike Goodchild, "Some Preliminary Thoughts on Social Observatories"

David S. Johnson, "Thoughts on Social Observatories"

John King, "Position Statement"

Other Items

Robert M. Groves and Brian MacWhinnery, "Report of the Workshop on Shared Cyberinfrastructure for the Social and Behavioral Sciences, July 31, 2009"

Suzanne Bianchi et al, An Assessment of Available Data and Data Needs for Studying Intra- and Inter-generational Family Relationships and Behavior

S. Philip Morgan et al, Designing New Models for Explaining Family Change and Variation
[See especially Chapter 6]

Walter Gillis Peacock, et al, "Toward a Resiliency and Vulnerability Observatory Network: RAVON"

 

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