Identity, Belonging and the Role of the Media in Brexit Britain, 2018-2020

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<p class="x_x_x_MsoNormal"><span>This study includes transcripts of interviews conducted as part of the research project </span><a href="https://brexit-studies.org/belonging/">Identity, Belonging and the Role of the Media in Brexit Britain</a><span>. These transcripts report verbatim on in-depth interviews conducted as part of ethnographic studies conducted in the South West, the East Midlands and North East of England. These interviews were designed to respond to the research question: What do individuals from different backgrounds and geographical locations believe about questions of immigration, place-based and national identity and European belonging in the face of Britain's exit from the European Union (EU), and how does this reflect identity formations? </span></p><p class="x_x_x_MsoNormal"><span>The study authors were also concerned with individuals’ media practices and views on the Brexit process. The total number of interviews collected in total for this research was 180. Of these, 155 are included in the UKDS version due to confidentiality considerations.</span></p><p class="x_x_x_MsoNormal">The interviews were conducted between October 2018 and January 2020 when the British government was negotiating the terms and conditions on which Britain would leave the EU.<span><br></span></p><p class="x_x_x_MsoNormal"><span>
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<p class="x_x_MsoNormal"><span>The interviews describe in rich detail how individuals living in the South West, East Midlands and North East of England perceived and experienced the ongoing Brexit process. The interview guide was designed to situate individuals’ views and experiences of Brexit in the context of their wider senses of belonging, or not, to their local place, the nation and Europe, as well as explore our interlocutors’ views and experiences of migration, and the media reporting of Brexit.
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本数据集包含某研究项目所采集的访谈转录文本，该项目为《英国脱欧背景下的身份认同、归属感与媒体角色》（Identity, Belonging and the Role of the Media in Brexit Britain），项目链接：https://brexit-studies.org/belonging/。本转录文本逐字记录了在英格兰西南部、东米德兰兹以及东北部开展的民族志深度访谈内容。本研究的访谈设计旨在回应如下研究问题：面对英国脱离欧洲联盟（EU）的进程，来自不同背景与地域的个体如何看待移民、地域认同与国家认同以及欧洲归属感相关议题？此类认知又如何反映身份建构过程？

本研究同时关注受访者的媒介使用实践及其对英国脱欧进程的看法。本次研究共采集180份访谈样本，出于保密考量，英国数据服务中心版本仅收录其中155份。

访谈开展于2018年10月至2020年1月期间，彼时英国政府正就英国脱离欧盟的相关条款进行谈判。

**核心主题**：
本次访谈详实记录了英格兰西南部、东米德兰兹以及东北部居民对英国脱欧进程的感知与体验。访谈提纲旨在将受访者对英国脱欧的看法与体验，置于其对本地、国家乃至欧洲的归属感（或缺乏归属感）的整体语境中进行考察，同时探讨受访者对移民议题以及英国脱欧相关媒体报道的看法与体验。