Helping to Realise Improved Social Outcomes in Public and Private Sector Contexts

Social Science Dimensions specialises in the applied use of social science methods to improve sustainability, governance and development outcomes in both public and private sector contexts.  We offer services to private sector clients, government agencies, and donors in areas including the following:

• Impact Assessment, Monitoring and Evaluation, and Social Research
• Land Research and Policy
• Justice and Dispute Resolution
• Political Economy Analysis
• Governance, Policy Development, and Sustainable Public Administration
• Sustainability and Natural Resource Governance
• Rural Development
• Project Design and Proposal Development
• Health Logistics and Evaluation

Who, When and Why?
Social Science Dimensions (SSD) was established in early 2012 as a vehicle for advancing a range of applied social science research activities. Present and past clients of the SSD team include the Papua New Guinea National AIDS Council, the United Nations Populations Fund (UNFPA), Social Impact (SI), Counterpart International, the British Standards Institute (BSI), the Jakarta Centre for Law Enforcement Cooperation (JCLEC), and St John of God Health Care. Past clients of SSD Principal Consultant Dr Rod Nixon include the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID), the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), the World Food Program (WFP) via contractor, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) via contractor, and private sector clients. 

SSD Director Rod Nixon is an approved Contractor (Type B-1) under category 9: Governance, sub-category 9.6 (Law & Justice) of the AusAID Aid Advisory Services Standing Offer 2013-2016 (extended until 2019). ​​

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