<b>‘Life at the Frontier’ - </b><b>Rotherham (UK) case study qualitative data</b>

Data from expert interviews in Rotherham (UK) conducted in project ‘Life at the Frontier: Researching the Impact of Social Frontiers on the Social Mobility and Integration of Migrants’ (2020-2023; project no 95193).ContextThe rise in international migration has brought important cultural and economic opportunities. It has also posed challenges, both for migrants and for wider society, in terms of integration and settlement, access to labour markets, housing and education. Social frontiers arise when neighbouring communities are very different in terms of their cultural, ethnic and/or social make-up, and the spatial transition in these characteristics is abrupt, rather than gradual. Recent research finds that social frontiers are associated with higher levels of anxiety, depression and crime. Our concern is that social frontiers also impede education and employment outcomes, leading to lower social mobility.Data deposited here is based on fieldwork conducted in the UK case study area of Rotherham West, specifically the neighbourhoods of Ferham, Masbrough and Kimberworth. Data consists of 11 anonymised transcripts of interviews conducted with experts.<br>Data DescriptionThe data consists of 11 qualitative interviews with representatives of a range of government and non-government organisations operating in Rotherham West. All interviews were conducted in English. These interviews were conducted both online and in person between September 2021 and November 2022. The objectives of the qualitative fieldwork were to: 1). Speak to a range of experts and residents about Rotherham West in order to understand the key social, economic and political challenges facing residents, and 2). Confirm the validity of statistical social frontiers by exploring the extent to which they resonate with local experiences and daily lives. The project also involved interviews with 23 residents across the study area as well as a series of group-based data collection and knowledge exchange activities. Key findings include significant knowledge regarding the effect of social frontiers on the neighbourhoods of Ferham, Masbrough and Kimberworth as well as a range of ‘bridge-building’ activities undertaken by residents and community organisers.This metadata repository includes a detailed methodological report (LATF_Technical-report) presenting the fieldwork design and post-fieldwork data preparation, consent forms and information sheets for expert and resident interviewees, our interview anonymisation protocol and 11 expert interview transcripts. The datasets are saved in the linked data repository and under embargo until 1 December 2024 and after that will be available to registered users of the University of Sheffield ORDA repository.The research received ethical approval from the University of Sheffield (042378).Please read the README file for a more detailed description of the content of this repository.<br>

本数据集源自英国罗瑟勒姆（Rotherham）开展的专家访谈，所属项目为《Life at the Frontier: Researching the Impact of Social Frontiers on the Social Mobility and Integration of Migrants》（2020-2023；项目编号：95193）。

研究背景：国际移民规模的扩大既带来了重要的文化与经济机遇，也对移民群体及更广范围的社会在融合定居、劳动力市场准入、住房与教育获取等方面提出了挑战。当相邻社区在文化、族裔及/或社会构成上存在显著差异，且上述特征的空间分布呈现突变而非渐进的过渡态势时，便会形成社会边界（social frontiers）。已有研究表明，社会边界与更高水平的焦虑、抑郁及犯罪率相关。我们担忧的是，社会边界同样会阻碍教育与就业成效，进而降低社会流动性。

本仓库存储的数据基于英国罗瑟勒姆西区（Rotherham West）的实地调研，具体覆盖费勒姆（Ferham）、马斯伯勒（Masbrough）与金伯沃思（Kimberworth）三个社区。数据包含11份经过匿名化处理的专家访谈转录文本。

数据说明：本数据集包含对罗瑟勒姆西区多家政府及非政府组织代表开展的11份质性访谈，所有访谈均以英语进行，访谈于2021年9月至2022年11月期间以线上及线下结合的方式完成。本次质性实地调研的目标为：1）与各类专家及居民就罗瑟勒姆西区展开交流，以了解当地居民面临的核心社会、经济与政治挑战；2）通过探讨统计层面的社会边界与当地居民经验及日常生活的契合程度，验证统计社会边界的有效性。本项目同时对研究区域内的23名居民开展了访谈，并开展了一系列基于群体的数据收集与知识交流活动。关键研究发现涵盖了关于社会边界对费勒姆、马斯伯勒与金伯沃思社区影响的详实认知，以及居民与社区组织者开展的各类“架桥（bridge-building）”活动。

本元数据仓库包含一份详细的方法学报告（LATF_Technical-report），其中介绍了实地调研设计与调研后数据处理流程、面向专家与居民受访者的知情同意书及信息说明、访谈匿名化规程，以及11份专家访谈转录文本。本数据集存储于关联的数据仓库中，实施embargo（数据访问限制）管控，至2024年12月1日解除限制，此后将对谢菲尔德大学ORDA（University of Sheffield ORDA）仓库的注册用户开放。

本研究已获得谢菲尔德大学的伦理批准（审批编号：042378）。

请查阅README文件以了解本仓库内容的详细说明。