The future of ethnicity classifications

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1417-1435

  Aspinall, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Categorisation; Census; Classifications; Diversity; Ethnicity

Indexed keywords

CENSUS; CLASSIFICATION; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; ETHNICITY; HUMAN RIGHTS; IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 70449497556     PISSN: 1369183X     EISSN: 14699451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691830903125901     Document Type: Article

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