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Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC): Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, ZA

2020-10-01 to present | Research Director (Developmental, Capable and Ethical State (DCES) research division)
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Benjamin J. Roberts

Human Sciences Research Council: Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, ZA

2021-10-01 to 2023-03-31 | Acting Strategic Lead (Developmental, Capable and Ethical State (DCES) research division)
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Education and qualifications (2)

Human Sciences Research Council: Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, ZA

2018 to 2020-09-30 | Chief Research Specialist (Democracy, Governance and Service Delivery (DGSD) research programme)
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Benjamin J. Roberts

Rhodes University: Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, ZA

2013 to 2019 | PhD in Social Policy and Labour Studies
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Works (50 of 62)

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Ageing in a Time of Adversity: Personal Wellbeing of Older People in South Africa

2024 | Book chapter
Contributors: Benjamin Roberts; Pranitha Maharaj
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Exploring Environmentalism Across Nations: Understanding the Influence of Societal Social Progress on Environmental Values, Norms, and Behaviour

International Journal of Sociology
2024-12-16 | Journal article
Contributors: Jarè Struwig; Benjamin J. Roberts
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‘Born Free’ Dreams: South African Township Youth Discuss Their Hopes for a Better Life in Future

Applied Research in Quality of Life
2024-04-10 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1871-2576
Contributors: Valerie Møller ; Benjamin J. Roberts; Dalindyebo Zani
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By popular demand

2024-03-25 | Book chapter
Contributors: Benjamin J. Roberts; Jarè Struwig; Ngqapheli Mchunu; Steven Lawrence Gordon
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A Note from the Convener of the Drafting Group of the 2019 ISSP Social Inequality Module

International Journal of Sociology
2023-11-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Benjamin J. Roberts; Jarè Struwig; Jonas Edlund; Arvid Lindh
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The ISSP 2019 Social Inequality Module: Country-Comparative Individual-Level Data on Public Beliefs about Inequality and Socioeconomic Conditions Over Three Decades

International Journal of Sociology
2023-09-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Benjamin J. Roberts; Jarè Struwig; Jonas Edlund; Arvid Lindh
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The COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa: examples of practical solutions to address food insecurity among vulnerable citizens

2023-08-15 | Book chapter
Contributors: Zandile J. Mchiza; Yul D. Davids; Laurentia J. Opperman; Benjamin J. Roberts
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Heterogeneity in COVID-19 infection among older persons in South Africa: Evidence from national surveillance data

Frontiers in Public Health
2023-03-16 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2296-2565
Contributors: Nada Abdelatif; Inbarani Naidoo; Shanaaz Dunn; Mikateko Mazinu; Zaynab Essack; Candice Groenewald; Pranitha Maharaj; Nokukhanya Msomi; Tarylee Reddy; Benjamin Roberts et al.
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Generation of change? South African attitudes towards climate change in comparative perspective

Development Southern Africa
2023-03-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Benjamin J. Roberts; Jarè Struwig; Steven L. Gordon; Thobeka Zondi; Sylvia Hannan; Michael Gastrow
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Beyond the binary: examining dynamic youth voter behaviour in South Africa

Politikon
2022-10-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Martin Bekker; Carin Runciman; Benjamin Roberts
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Promise or precarity? South African attitudes towards the automation revolution

Development Southern Africa
2022-07-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Benjamin J. Roberts; Steven L. Gordon; Jarè Struwig; Narnia Bohler-Muller; Michael Gastrow
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Africa at War and Peace

2021 | Book chapter
Contributors: Valerie Møller; Benjamin J. Roberts
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Basic Needs and Well-Being

2021 | Book chapter
Contributors: Valerie Møller; Benjamin J. Roberts
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Democracy, Good Governance, and the Promise of Prosperity

2021 | Book chapter
Contributors: Valerie Møller; Benjamin J. Roberts
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Documenting Well-Being in Sub-Saharan Africa

2021 | Book chapter
Contributors: Valerie Møller; Benjamin J. Roberts
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Future African Generations and Well-Being

2021 | Book chapter
Contributors: Valerie Møller; Benjamin J. Roberts
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Human Rights and Well-Being Among Sub-Saharan Minorities

2021 | Book chapter
Contributors: Valerie Møller; Benjamin J. Roberts
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Imagining Future Sub-Saharan Well-Being

2021 | Book chapter
Contributors: Valerie Møller; Benjamin J. Roberts
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Innovations for Enriched Quality of Life

2021 | Book chapter
Contributors: Valerie Møller; Benjamin J. Roberts
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Locating Sub-Saharan Africa on the Globe

2021 | Book chapter
Contributors: Valerie Møller; Benjamin J. Roberts
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Looking Back in Time: African Well-Being Over the Centuries

2021 | Book chapter
Contributors: Valerie Møller; Benjamin J. Roberts
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The Unfinished Story: African Resilience, Religion, and Hope for the Future

2021 | Book chapter
Contributors: Valerie Møller; Benjamin J. Roberts
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Traditional African Ideas of Achieving the ‘Good Life’

2021 | Book chapter
Contributors: Valerie Møller; Benjamin J. Roberts
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The ‘sacrifice’ of human rights during an unprecedented pandemic: Reflections on survey-based evidence

South African Journal on Human Rights
2021-04-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Narnia Bohler-Muller; Benjamin Roberts; Steven Lawrence Gordon; Yul Derek Davids
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‘Dark Cloud with a Silver Lining’? The Prospect of a Rise in Material Values or a Post-Material Turn in Post-Pandemic South Africa

International Journal of Sociology
2021-01-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Jarè Struwig; Benjamin J. Roberts; Steven L. Gordon
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‘Minding the Just Gap’: Perceptions of the Legitimacy of Income Inequality from the South African Social Attitudes Survey

Politikon
2021-01-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Benjamin Roberts; Adam Cooper; Sharlene Swartz; Andrea Juan
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Providing Evidence and “Voice” During the COVID-19 Pandemic Using Online Rapid Response Surveys: Lessons from the UJ/HSRC COVID-19 Democracy Survey

South African Review of Sociology
2020-10-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Carin Runciman; Stephen Rule; Martin Bekker; Benjamin Roberts; Mark Orkin; Yul Derek Davids; Narnia Bohler-Muller; Kate Alexander
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The ‘Fuck White People’ Phenomenon in South Africa: A Discursive and Statistical Analysis

Politikon
2020-04-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Sharlene Swartz; Anye-Nkwenti Nyamnjoh; Benjamin Roberts; Steven Gordon
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Truth Be in the Field: Conducting Comparative Survey Research in a Multicultural Society such as South Africa

International Journal of Sociology
2020-03-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Jarè Struwig; Benjamin J. Roberts
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The Unconvinced Vote: The Nature and Determinants of Voting Intentions and the Changing Character of South African Electoral Politics

Politikon
2019-10-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Benjamin J. Roberts; Jarè Struwig; Steven L. Gordon; Yul Derek Davids
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The Best and Worst Times of Life for South Africans: Evidence of Universal Reference Standards in Evaluations of Personal Well-Being Using Bernheim’s ACSA

Social Indicators Research
2019-06-22 | Journal article
Contributors: Valerie Møller; Benjamin J. Roberts
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Public perceptions of biotechnology in South Africa

South African Journal of Science
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85041415826

Contributors: Gastrow, M.; Roberts, B.; Reddy, V.; Ismail, S.
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The National Wellbeing Index in the IsiXhosa Translation: Focus Group Discussions on How South Africans View the Quality of Their Society

Social Indicators Research
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84995767844

Contributors: Møller, V.; Roberts, B.J.; Zani, D.
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What Drives Citizen Participation in Political Gatherings in Modern South Africa? A Quantitative Analysis of Self-Reported Behaviour

Social Indicators Research
2018-02-02 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0303-8300
Contributors: Steven Gordon; Jarè Struwig; Benjamin Roberts; Ngqapheli Mchunu; Samela Mtyingizane; Thobeka Radebe
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Minding the Protest: Attitudes towards different forms of protest action in contemporary South Africa

South African Crime Quarterly
2017 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2413-3108
Contributors: Narnia Bohler-Muller; Benjamin James Roberts; Jare Struwig; Steven Lawrence Gordon; Thobeka Radebe; Peter Alexander
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New Beginnings in an Ancient Region: Well-Being in Sub-Saharan Africa

The Pursuit of Human Well-Being
2017 | Other
Part of ISBN: 9783319391007
Part of ISSN: 2468-7227
Contributors: Valerie Møller; Benjamin Roberts
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South African Hopes and Fears Twenty Years into Democracy: A Replication of Hadley Cantril’s Pattern of Human Concerns

Social Indicators Research
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84944711911

Contributors: Møller, V.; Roberts, B.J.
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The Hot, the Cold and the Lukewarm: Exploring the Depth and Determinants of Public Closeness to the African National Congress

Politikon
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85026360979

Contributors: Gordon, S.L.; Struwig, J.; Roberts, B.
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Protest Blues: Public opinion on the policing of protest in South Africa

South African Crime Quarterly
2017-12-13 | Journal article
Contributors: Benjamin James Roberts; Narnia Bohler-Muller; Jare Struwig; Steven Lawrence Gordon; Ngqapheli Mchunu; Samela Mtyingizane; Carin Runciman
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Protest Blues: Public opinion on the policing of protest in South Africa

South African Crime Quarterly
2017-12-13 | Journal article
Contributors: Benjamin James Roberts; Narnia Bohler-Muller; Jare Struwig; Steven Lawrence Gordon; Ngqapheli Mchunu; Samela Mtyingizane; Carin Runciman
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Pulling us apart? The association between fear of crime and social cohesion in South Africa

South African Crime Quarterly
2016-04-05 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2413-3108
Contributors: Benjamin J. Roberts; Steven L. Gordon
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Household shocks and coping strategies in rural and peri-urban South Africa: Baseline data from the size study in kwazulu-natal, South Africa

Journal of International Development
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84924038934

Contributors: Knight, L.; Roberts, B.J.; Aber, J.L.; Richter, L.; Allen, L.; Dawes, A.; Godfrey, E.; Gordon, N.; Joseph, P.; Mathambo, V. et al.
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Shadow of the sun – the distribution of Wellbeing in Sub–Saharan Africa

Global Handbook of Quality of Life: Exploration of Well-Being of Nations and Continents
2015 | Book
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2-s2.0-84943227831

Contributors: Roberts, B.J.; Gordon, S.L.; Møller, V.; Struwig, J.
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Trusting the Coalface: Public Trust in South African Local Government and the Millennium Development Goals

Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in Retrospect
2015 | Other
Part of ISBN: 9783319161655
Part of ISSN: 1387-6570
Contributors: Steven Lawrence Gordon; Benjamin J. Roberts; Jarè Struwig
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Fear of Walking Alone at Night

Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research
2014 | Other
Part of ISBN: 9789400707528
Contributors: Benjamin Roberts
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South Africa, Quality of Life

Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research
2014 | Other
Part of ISBN: 9789400707528
Contributors: Valerie Møller; Benjamin Roberts
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The Personal Wellbeing Index in the South African IsiXhosa Translation: A Qualitative Focus Group Study

Social Indicators Research
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84945495955

Contributors: Møller, V.; Roberts, B.; Zani, D.
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What price fairness when security is at stake? Police legitimacy in South Africa

Regulation and Governance
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84901770760

Contributors: Bradford, B.; Huq, A.; Jackson, J.; Roberts, B.
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Your Place or Mine? Beliefs About Inequality and Redress Preferences in South Africa

Social Indicators Research
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84905252958

Contributors: Roberts, B.J.
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Public attitudes to science in South Africa

South African Journal of Science
2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84873673237

Contributors: Reddy, V.; Gastrow, M.; Juan, A.; Roberts, B.
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