IDnet Database

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The IDnet database comprises some 900 entries on the subject of identity, with a sharper focus on European identity. References cover a wide range of social scientific disciplines, spanning over the last 25 years. The database can be searched in a variety of ways. The standard type of search is by field, such as by author, title, date and so on; in this respect the database can be searched in the same way as a standard library web site.

In addition, the entries to the database have been classified on the basis of certain categories ("IDnet keywords"), with a view to facilitate a more focused type of search. All the works cited in the database have been classified on the basis of: discipline; theoretical orientation (when applicable); methodology (when applicable); country concerned (when applicable); and subject matter.

All entries can then be searched according to these dimensions; for example, one may be interested in publications on identity within sociology, from a social constructivist theoretical perspective, with a qualitative methodology, with a focus on ethnicity. Thirdly, free keyword searches can be conducted which extend beyond the range of "IDnet keywords". Finally, to the extent that abstracts are available individual terms can be searched for in those abstracts.

The database was compiled by Eugenia Siapera and prepared for on-line access by Iñaki López Martín. Please help us to further improve it by sending bibliographic information about additional references, as well as any other observations you might have, to idnet@eui.eu

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