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The qualitative data collection consists of a total of 138 transcripts and approximately 70 observation field notes. In detail the data collection = 1. A series of detailed observation field notes ; 2. Individual interviews (107); 3. Group interviews (31) - these were repeat interviews with the same groups meeting three times during the course of the fieldwork. The observations and interviews were conducted with a diverse range of participants in three geographical areas which each represent different stages of urban multiculture: super-diversity (London Borough of Hackney); newly multicultural (Milton Keynes) and suburban multiculture (Oadby, Leicestershire). The ethnically diverse participants = (29) young people in post-16 education institutions; (37) members of social-leisure organisations; (23) public park visitors/regular users and (14) locally and (4) nationally based policy actors. The deposited data is organised into files with interview and field note data which work across the project's three geographical locations and relate to each of the research sites (colleges, parks and social-leisure organisations). There is also a public site field notes file which has data relating to observations in cafe spaces, at public festivals and events. There are two files which have the local and national policy actor interview data. There are also files with examples of project documents (consent forms and information sheets) and interview schedules. The latter contains each of the interview guides used for all the individual, repeated group and policy actor interviews.The project asks two key questions How do people live complex cultural difference, managing increasing cultural diversity in their everyday lives? What role does place and locality play in this process? There is growing interest as to the ways in which ethnically complex populations routinely interact in convivial and competent ways. Exploring the dynamics and limits of this competency - and...