Social Statistics and Ethnic Diversity: Cross-National Perspectives in Classifications and Identity Politics
In: IMISCOE Research Ser.
Intro -- Contents -- Chapter 1: The Making of Racial and Ethnic Categories: Official Statistics Reconsidered -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Comparative Accounts of Ethnic Statistics -- 1.3 Enumeration and Identity Politics -- 1.4 Measurement Issues and Competing Claims -- 1.5 Conclusion -- References -- Part I: Comparative Accounts of Ethnic Statistics -- Chapter 2: Ethnic Classification in Global Perspective: A Cross-National Survey of the 2000 Census Round -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Classification by Ethnicity -- 2.3 Data and Methodology -- 2.4 Findings -- 2.4.1 Frequency of Ethnic Enumeration -- 2.4.2 Census Ethnicity Questions -- 2.4.2.1 Terminology and Geographic Distribution -- 2.4.2.2 The Language of Census Ethnicity Questions: The Subjectivity of Identity -- 2.4.3 Answering the Ethnicity Question -- 2.4.3.1 Response Formats -- 2.4.3.2 Response Options -- 2.5 Conclusions -- 2.5.1 Summary of Findings -- 2.5.2 Evaluating Ethnic Enumeration -- Appendix: Countries Included in Regional Groupings -- References -- Chapter 3: 'Inside Out': The Politics of Enumerating the Nation by Ethnicity -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 The Politics of Classifying and Counting by Ethnicity -- 3.3 Factors Internal to States That Affect Ethnic Enumeration -- 3.3.1 Ethnic Group Relations -- 3.3.2 Immigration -- 3.3.3 Post-colonial Sovereignty -- 3.3.4 Resources -- 3.4 Factors External to States That Affect Ethnic Enumeration -- 3.5 Data and Method -- 3.5.1 Variables -- 3.6 Results -- 3.7 Discussion -- References -- Part II: Enumeration and Identity Politics -- Chapter 4: The Choice of Ignorance: The Debate on Ethnic and Racial Statistics in France -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 The Categories of Public Statistics -- 4.3 The Controversies on 'Ethnic Statistics' -- 4.4 The Search for Alternatives: Replacements and Placebos -- 4.5 Antidiscrimination as a New Political Frame.