The challenge of measuring immigrant origin and immigration-related ethnicity in Europe

Journal of International Migration and Integration

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 67-88

  Jacobs, Dirk ^a   Swyngedouw, Marc ^b   Hanquinet, Laurie ^a   Vandezande, Vŕonique ^a   Andersson, Roger ^c   Horta, Ana Paula Beja ^d   Berger, Maria ^e   Diani, Mario ^f   Ferrer, Amparo Gonzalez ^g   Giugni, Marco ^h   Morariu, Miruna ^h   Pilati, Katia ^f   Statham, Paul ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSIDADE ABERTA   (Portugal)

^e UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^h UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Comparative research; Ethnic categorization; Ethnic statistics; Europe

Indexed keywords

ETHNIC MINORITY; ETHNICITY; IMMIGRANT; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; NATION STATE;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 63749094069     PISSN: 14883473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12134-009-0091-2     Document Type: Article

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