Anonymiza ion and p i acy managemen
in social science da a a chi es: he
Slo enian case
Session 6H: 8-Emb acing Open Science: Me hodological and Epis emological
Challenges in Resea ch In as uc u es o he Social Sciences 1/2
23 d Sep embe 2025
Sonja Bezjak, Slo enian Social Science Da a A chi es
THE RC33 11 h INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON
SOCIAL SCIENCE METHODOLOGY
Con en
1. CESSDA: in e na ional con ex
2. Slo enian Social Science Da a A chi es
Da a p ocessing and a chi ing p ocedu es
Quali y assessmen and classi ica ion o cu a ion
Risk assessmen o he disclosu e o pe sonal da a
3. Cases: he MiCREATE and DEAGENCY p ojec s
4. Conclusions and ecommenda ions
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Conso ium o Eu opean Social Science Da a A chi es
“CESSDA …b ings oge he social science da a
a chi es ac oss Eu ope, wi h he aim o
p omo ing he esul s o social science
esea ch and suppo ing na ional and
in e na ional esea ch and coope a ion.“
(h ps://www.cessda.eu/Abou )
CESSDA Tools: aiming o make da a FAIR
ELSST Thesau us, Vocabula y Se ice,
Eu opean Ques ion Bank…
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h ps://www.cessda.eu/Abou /Conso ium
In Eu ope, na ional social science da a a chi es began o eme ge in he 1970s.
Social science da a indable in da a ca alogues
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-Me ada a o mo e han 34.000 da a
collec ions held by SPs
- Me ada a in English and/o local
languages
- Quan i and Quali-da a, Mixed-modes da a
- C ossec ional, Longi udinal
- New, ecen & his o ical da a
h ps://da aca alogue.cessda.eu/
T ainings o Da a Managemen Planning
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Online guide o social scien is s helping
hem o publish hei da a and make hem FAIR
CESSDA T aining Team (2017 -2022). CESSDA Da a
Managemen Expe Guide. Be gen, No way: CESSDA
ERIC. Re ie ed om h ps://dmeg.cessda.eu/
Slo enian Social Science Da a A chi es
•Es ablished: 1997
•📌Role: Na ional da a cen e o social sciences
•🔒T us wo hy eposi o y: Co e T us Seal ce i ica e (since 2018)
•🌐Membe ship: CESSDA ERIC Conso ium o Eu opean Social Science Da a A chi es
•🤝Collabo a ion: Na ional and in e na ional p ojec s
•🔗Websi e: www.adp. d .uni-lj.si 6
h ps://www.adp. d .uni-lj.si/
Facul y o Social Sciences,
Uni e si y o Ljubljana
ADP o A hi
d užboslo nih poda ko
ADP‘s mission
The mission o ADP is o ensu e long- e m se ices o he acquisi ion, p ese a ion, and
access o high-quali y esea ch da a.
ADP p ese es da a ele an o social science analyses, wi h a ocus on issues ela ed o
Slo enian socie y o signi ican o i , ega dless o geog aphical bounda ies.
(h ps://www.adp. d .uni-lj.si/en/mission/)
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Open A chi al In o ma ion Sys em
Da a Publica ion in ADP
In Slo enian ADP ca alogue he e a e
a ound 800 da a publica ions.
… „publica ion in a da a eposi o y
wi h ully documen ed da a, which a e
p o ided wi h bibliog aphic
in o ma ion and a pe sis en iden i ie
and a e subjec o quali y con ol.“
(Glossa y o Open Science in
Slo enian, Slo a odp e znanos i).
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„As open as possible as closed as
necessa y“ p inciple
Di e en egimes o access:
1. Access wi hou egis a ion
2. Access wi h egis a ion (Public Use Files)
3. Limi ed Access
- Scien i ic Use Files
- Secu e Use Files
Da a p ocessing and a chi ing p ocedu es in ADP
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1. P e-submission mee ing –Re iew legal basis, da a cleaning, documen a ion.
2. Me ada a, Da a and Documen a ion upload o Da aVe se –Ini ial e iew by
da a a chi is .
3. De ailed quali y & eligibili y check –Da a a chi is + acquisi ion manage .
CESSDA T aining Team (2025). CESSDA Da a A chi ing Guide e sion 4.5. Be gen, No way: CESSDA ERIC.
P ojec Fea u es & Da a Sensi i i y
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DEAGENCY (2023–2028)
•Ongoing ERC p ojec in Slo enia, Bosnia &
He zego ina, Slo akia, Hunga y
•Led by Uni e si y o Ljubljana, Facul y o
A s
•Focus: ole o he dead in he li es o he
li ing
•Me hods: in e iews, ideos, pho os,
dia ies
•S ong iden i y p o ec ion needed due o
pe sonal and sensi i e na u e o da a
h ps://e c-deagency.eu/
P ojec Fea u es & Da a Sensi i i y
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DEAGENCY (2023–2028)
•ADP consul ed du ing p oposal w i ing,
•Planned p o ec ion measu es & a chi ing in line wi h open science
•Consul a ions du ing esea ch da a li e-cycle
•Challenge: da a eposi o ies in selec ed coun ies do no p o ide se ice o
sensi i e da a
•Decision aken: all esea ch da a o be a chi ed a ADP
•Addi ional ac i i y: ex e nal expe s in i ed o assess quali a i e da a in di e en
languages
Conclusions and Recommenda ions
●Ea ly da a managemen planning –In ol e da a expe s in p ojec
p oposal o ea ly planning phase o alignmen o objec i es, e hics, and
open access.
●Domain speci ic eposi o ies –choose domain speci ic eposi o ies,
usually hey p o ide expe suppo o can help you o ind igh solu ions
●Expe isk assessmen –sea ch o help a he e hics commi ee, DPOs,
domain speci ic eposi o ies, essen ial o ulne able g oups o complex
me hods (e.g., e hnog aphy).
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Thank you
Uni e si y o Ljubljana
Facul y o Social Sciences
Ka delje a ploščad 5
1000 Ljubljana
Slo enia
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www.adp. d .uni-lj.si
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