About The Global Social Change Research ProjectThe Global Social Change Research ProjectGSCRP_ca504ea4-ec5c-11e3-aa1d-7dfb3c6c5db6Gene ShackmanThis project was created by Gene Shackman, Applied Sociologist.Ya-Lin LiuYa-Lin Liu completed her dissertation in Sociology at State University of New York, University at Albany. Her area of interest is aging research: aging service needs and uses, social support system, development of welfare policies and services for older people in U.S., China, and Taiwan, minority aging.George (Xun) WangGeorge (Xun) Wang is a professor in Sociology at the University of Wisconsin - Parkside. The department web site is http://www.uwp.edu/departments/sociology/ Dr. Wang has been university fellow at Hong Kong Baptist University, and visiting professor at Tshinghua, Nankai and People's Universities in the P.R. China. Dr. Wang is also an officer of and on the executive board of the Society of Chinese American Professors & Scientists, http://socaps.org/SoCAPS/Officers_and_Committees.html International Consortium for the Advancement of Academic PublicationThe social change site is an ICAAP supported site. ICAAP is The International Consortium for the Advancement of Academic Publication. Athabasca UniversityICAAP is supported by Athabasca UniversityAmerican Sociological AssociationThe project and our reports are also listed at these web sites including the American Sociological Association Section on Economic Sociology, and Section on Peace, War and Social Conflict , and the International Sociological Association Research Committee on Social Transformations and Sociology of Development, the Economics Network of the UK's Higher Education Academy and many others.International Sociological AssociationHigher Education Academy_ca504ea5-ec5c-11e3-aa1d-7dfb3c6c5db6To bring together knowledge of our social, political and economic world. Where we are, how we got here, and where we are going._ca505782-ec5c-11e3-aa1d-7dfb3c6c5db6Societal ChangeExamine the ways in which societies change over time_ca5058e0-ec5c-11e3-aa1d-7dfb3c6c5db6TeachersStudentsResearchersPolicy MakersThe General PublicThis project examines the ways in which societies change over time. Specifically, we have present reports on social, economic and political aspects of society, and trends over time in these characteristics. Through these reports, we intend to present a picture of how society is constructed, and how society changes over time. We use data sets that are available on the web to describe many different aspects of society, such as basic socio-demographics (i.e., population size, growth, age and urban distribution, infant mortality rate, education), technology (i.e., electricity consumption, telephone mainlines), politics (i.e., political rights, freedom, armed conflict) and communication (tv, radio, newspaper, internet). We also present long term changes in economic growth and population, to place more current changes in context. It is expected that these reports can serve several purposes: * A source, for teachers, students, researchers, policy makers and the general public, of information about social change. * Easily accessible reports presenting a comprehensive picture of how societies change. * An example for researchers, to see what kind of research is possible, with all of the free data available on the web. * A starting point for researchers interested in social change, and for future research by Dr.’s Shackman, Liu and Wang. * A way to advance the discipline, by creating collaborations and serving as linking point of longitudinal multinational data.Information[Provide] information about social change_ca5058e1-ec5c-11e3-aa1d-7dfb3c6c5db61Information about social change: People often want to know whether the world has become healthier, poverty has decreased or increased, freedom has changed, and so forth. These reports contains data to answer those questions. ReportProduce a comprehensive web based report of how societies change_ca5058e2-ec5c-11e3-aa1d-7dfb3c6c5db62A comprehensive picture on how societies change: Most of the data and analyses presented in this web based report are also presented elsewhere. However, few other single web sites analyzes all of the many different aspects of social change together (see note at bottom). Thus one goal of this project is to produce a comprehensive web based report of how societies change. ExemplarServe as an example for researchers_ca50675e-ec5c-11e3-aa1d-7dfb3c6c5db63ResearchersAn example for researchers: These reports can show what data are available, how they may be used, what trends may be derived, and what kinds of future research might be usefully pursued by other researchers. As mentioned above, few web sites currently examine all of the many different variables in one single place. Thus, this web based report can stimulate new lines of research. AvailabilityShow what data are available_ca50675f-ec5c-11e3-aa1d-7dfb3c6c5db63.1UsageShow how data may be used_ca506760-ec5c-11e3-aa1d-7dfb3c6c5db63.2TrendsShow what trends may be derived_ca506761-ec5c-11e3-aa1d-7dfb3c6c5db63.3Future ResearchShow what kinds of future research might be usefully pursued by other researchers_ca506762-ec5c-11e3-aa1d-7dfb3c6c5db63.4LinksProvide links for all of the data used in this study_ca506763-ec5c-11e3-aa1d-7dfb3c6c5db64A data starting point: This site also serves as a web location where links are provided for all of the data used in this study. While all of the data used are available on the web, no other single web site except these reports contains all of the data or links in one place.Data SetMake available the data set used in this study_ca506764-ec5c-11e3-aa1d-7dfb3c6c5db64.1In addition, where possible, this web site will make available the data set used in this study. Thus, researchers can use this site as a starting point to gather data for their own research. Dr.s Shackman, Liu and Wang can also use this project as a base for future research, such as more in depth time series studies of selected regions (e.g., Europe, Latin America), where more time series data are available. In addition, this site can also serve as a basic link point which other researchers can use to suggest additional longitudinal multi national data sets, that can be linked and used in this report, and can thus be easily available for other researchers. CollaborationInitiate new networks of collaboration_ca506765-ec5c-11e3-aa1d-7dfb3c6c5db65Collaboration. It is also expected that this project can initiate new networks of collaboration between Dr.s Shackman, Liu and Wang, and other researchers.2014-06-04http://gsociology.icaap.org/abouttheproject.htmlOwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net