Centre for Social Change
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The Centre for Social Change is a research institute at the University of Johannesburg focused on studying and promoting social transformation, democracy, and collective action in South Africa and beyond.
All labels observed (1)
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| Centre for Social Change canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2823006 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Centre for Social Change Context triple: [University of Johannesburg, hasResearchUnit, Centre for Social Change]
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A.
Center for Social Innovation
The Center for Social Innovation is a Stanford Graduate School of Business hub that advances research, education, and practice in social entrepreneurship and impact-driven leadership.
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B.
Coalition for Change
Coalition for Change was a center-right political alliance in Chile that supported Sebastián Piñera and other conservative and liberal parties in national elections.
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C.
Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation
The Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation is a research and practice hub at the University of Cambridge focused on advancing social entrepreneurship and innovative solutions to social and environmental challenges.
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D.
Center for Civic Engagement
The Center for Civic Engagement is a Bard College initiative that promotes public service, community partnerships, and experiential learning to connect students and faculty with real-world civic and social issues.
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E.
Tamer Center for Social Enterprise
The Tamer Center for Social Enterprise is a Columbia Business School hub that supports research, education, and ventures focused on using business approaches to address social and environmental challenges.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Centre for Social Change Target entity description: The Centre for Social Change is a research institute at the University of Johannesburg focused on studying and promoting social transformation, democracy, and collective action in South Africa and beyond.
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A.
Center for Social Innovation
The Center for Social Innovation is a Stanford Graduate School of Business hub that advances research, education, and practice in social entrepreneurship and impact-driven leadership.
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B.
Coalition for Change
Coalition for Change was a center-right political alliance in Chile that supported Sebastián Piñera and other conservative and liberal parties in national elections.
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C.
Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation
The Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation is a research and practice hub at the University of Cambridge focused on advancing social entrepreneurship and innovative solutions to social and environmental challenges.
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D.
Center for Civic Engagement
The Center for Civic Engagement is a Bard College initiative that promotes public service, community partnerships, and experiential learning to connect students and faculty with real-world civic and social issues.
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E.
Tamer Center for Social Enterprise
The Tamer Center for Social Enterprise is a Columbia Business School hub that supports research, education, and ventures focused on using business approaches to address social and environmental challenges.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic research centre
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research institute ⓘ |
| activity |
academic research
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hosting public lectures ⓘ organising conferences ⓘ organising workshops ⓘ policy engagement ⓘ public outreach ⓘ publishing research reports ⓘ |
| affiliatedWith | University of Johannesburg ⓘ |
| aim |
advance critical scholarship
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inform public policy ⓘ promote social justice ⓘ strengthen civil society ⓘ support democratic deepening ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
citizenship
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civil society ⓘ collective action ⓘ community organising ⓘ democracy ⓘ democratisation in Africa ⓘ inequality ⓘ labour movements ⓘ political participation ⓘ protest and contention ⓘ public policy ⓘ social movements ⓘ social transformation ⓘ urban struggles ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.uj.ac.za/faculties/humanities/centre-for-social-change/ ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Johannesburg
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linked to:
Johannesburg, South Africa
University of Johannesburg ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Africa
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South Africa ⓘ global South ⓘ |
| researchArea |
African studies
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South African politics ⓘ development studies ⓘ labour studies ⓘ political sociology ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| researchMethod |
empirical research
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mixed methods research ⓘ qualitative research ⓘ quantitative research ⓘ |
| sector |
higher education
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non-profit research ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Centre for Social Change Description of subject: The Centre for Social Change is a research institute at the University of Johannesburg focused on studying and promoting social transformation, democracy, and collective action in South Africa and beyond.
Referenced by (1)
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