Supporting data for "Between Rights and Risks: Legal Consciousness, Mobilization, and Social Control in Anti-Sexual-Harassment Disputes in Chinese Universities"

This dataset supports a qualitative doctoral research project titled "Between Rights and Risks: Legal Consciousness, Mobilization, and Social Control in Anti-Sexual-Harassment Disputes in Chinese Universities." The study investigates how university students in China develop legal consciousness and engage in legal mobilization when confronting sexual harassment, as well as the institutional dynamics that shape their experiences and outcomes.Data were collected through two primary methods: (1) in-depth semi-structured interviews with victims/survivors of sexual harassment in Chinese universities, and (2) participant observation (including digital ethnography) of anti-sexual-harassment dispute cases. To understand the institutional context in which students navigate these disputes—and why they are treated the way they are—additional interviews were conducted with key institutional actors who interact directly with students, including police officers, responsible tutors (university counsellors/advisors), and university security guards.The final interview dataset includes 48 student participants (44 female, 4 male) across 39 independent sexual harassment cases. Of these 39 cases, 35 were reported to the university or the police; 4 were unreported. Participants were predominantly undergraduates and master’s students aged 18 to 25, including both victims and advocates who actively participated in mobilization.Fieldwork was conducted between May 2022 and Mar 2026 and received ethics approval from the Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) of The University of Hong Kong (reference number: EA220392). The dataset comprises: unedited interview audio recordings; interview transcripts; interview question lists (for both victim/survivor interviewees and institutional actor interviewees); fieldwork reflection notes; archived digital materials including evidence screenshots, news reports, and participants' online statements; a master spreadsheet summarizing all interviewees and observed cases with their corresponding pseudonyms used in the thesis; and collected reference materials such as university disciplinary regulations and crowdsourced case compilations.All interviewees are anonymized in the research and assigned pseudonyms, unless the case in question originates from publicly available news reports. Researchers seeking to reuse or cite this dataset should observe strict ethical protocols given the sensitive nature of the subject matter and the personal information involved.

本数据集支持一项题为《权利与风险之间：中国高校反性骚扰纠纷中的法律意识、行动动员与社会控制》的定性博士研究项目。该研究旨在探究中国高校学生在遭遇性骚扰时如何形成法律意识、开展法律动员，以及形塑其经历与结果的制度动态。
数据通过两种主要方式采集：（1）对中国高校性骚扰受害者/幸存者开展半结构化深度访谈；（2）对反性骚扰纠纷案件进行参与式观察（含数字民族志）。为理解学生处理此类纠纷的制度语境，以及为何他们会获得如此对待，研究还对与学生直接互动的关键制度参与者开展了补充访谈，包括警务人员、高校辅导员（大学咨询顾问/导师）及校园保安。
最终的访谈数据集涵盖39起独立性骚扰案件中的48名学生参与者（44名女性，4名男性）。其中35起案件已向高校或警方报案，4起未报案。参与者以18至25岁的本科生与硕士研究生为主，既包括受害者，也包括积极参与行动动员的支持者。
实地调研于2022年5月至2026年3月开展，并获得香港大学人类研究伦理委员会（Human Research Ethics Committee, HREC）的伦理批准（批准编号：EA220392）。
本数据集包含以下内容：未编辑的访谈音频录音；访谈转录文本；针对受害者/幸存者访谈对象与制度参与者访谈对象的访谈问题清单；实地调研反思笔记；存档数字材料，包括证据截图、新闻报道及参与者的在线陈述；一份主电子表格，汇总了所有访谈对象与观察到的案件及其在论文中使用的化名；以及收集的参考材料，如高校纪律规定与众包案件汇编。
所有访谈对象均已完成匿名化处理并被赋予化名，除非相关案件源自公开可获取的新闻报道。鉴于本数据集涉及的主题具有敏感性且包含个人信息，希望复用或引用本数据集的研究者需严格遵守伦理规范。