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GESIS – Leibniz-Institute for the Social Sciences in Mannheim
Institute address:
B2,1
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Germany
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Institute address:
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Germany
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Prof. Dr. Christof Wolf
President of GESIS
E-Mail: praesident(at)gesis(dot)org
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