European Co-operation in social science data dissemination

摘要

"To 'build' Europe is an obvious need, but it does not mean building a new, abstract, unitary diagrammatic and technocratic entity. It means federating, developing institutions from the bottom up, following the rising order of federalism, in which unity is founded upon diversity" [1]. This observation reflects the dynamics and diveristy of societies on their way to an united Europe. It also reminds us to a large extent of what many of us have seen in the development of the European data movement over the past 40 years. It is a long way from unco-ordinated individual surveys to creating a social science infrastructure which supports the integration and development of the European database for comparative research,responds to the needs for training in data analysis, and provides technical support in electronic networks.