﻿This README file was generated on 2024-03-11 by Katarina Plank

GENERAL INFORMATION

- Dataset title: Folkkyrkans nya ansikten (New Faces of the Folk Church)

- Karlstad University reference number: Kau dnr HS 2020/168

- Swedish National Data Service reference number: SND 2023-299

- Description: The project is based on ethnographic fieldwork: netnographic mapping of homepages, observations and interviews with people that are participating in religious activities arranged by churches and parishes.

The material that is analysed comprises of fieldnotes, interviews, observations with people that are doing bodily practices in church settings. The interviews cover topics concerning individuals’ religious practices and health. We have also photo documented religious material culture and activities taking place. Other printed material has also been collected in the field: pamphlets, information sheets and artefacts.

The research projects also uses archive studies, document studies and netnographic studies. The archive and document studies collect data on issues that have been handled by the cathedral chapter (the juridicial body of the diocese).

For version 1, datafiles included are interview transcripts. 

ORGANIZATION

- Naming convention: File names ending with letter a indicates participants, b indicates leader of activities, and ab that the person is both participant and leader. File names ending with 1, 2 or 3 (but the same date) indicate that the interview has continued after a short break.

- List of files: 

220509.docx
220511.docx
221004.docx
221005.docx
221007 b_.docx
221028 b MP3.docx
230127 b.docx
230128b.docx
230314 b.docx
230315 b.docx
230331 ab.docs
230404 b del1.docx
230404 b del2.docx
230509 b del1.docx
230509 del2.docx
230522 b.docx
230531 b.docx
230607 b.docx
230607 b vju2.docx
230906_1 b.docx
230906_2 b.docx
230906_3 b.docx
230914 b.docx
230926 b.docx
231012 b.docx
231218 b.docx




DATA COLLECTION

- Date of data collection (YYYY-MM-DD): 2022-01-01 – 2023-12-31

- Methods used for data collection: Data collection took place through semi-structured interviews with religious representatives as well as participants and practitioners of new spiritual practices. The interviews were conducted via telephone, Zoom, electronic communication (email), or through on-site visits. Themes investigated were: Everyday religious practices in relation to places, activities, life events, and social relationships. Sensitive personal information was collected concerning both religion and health, and to some extent, ethnicity. Also personal information with regard to gender, age, education, and residence was collected.

- Geographic location of collection: Stockholms län

- Language/s: Swedish




DATA RE-USE

- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5878/h11g-gq16  

- Use restrictions: Data files include sensitive personal data and can only be accessed and used in accordance with The Public Access to Information and Secrecy Act (SFS 2009:400). 

- Recommended citation for the data: Plank, K., Egnell, H., & Lundgren, L. (2024). Folkkyrkans nya ansikten (Version 1) [Dataset]. Karlstads universitet. Tillgänglig via: https://doi.org/10.5878/h11g-gq16

