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International conference on Social Statistics and Ethnic Diversity:
Should we count, how should we count and why?

International conference organized jointly by the Quebec Inter-University Centre for Social Statistics (QICSS, Montrйal) and the Institut national d’йtudes dйmographiques (INED, Paris)



Montrйal, December 6-8, 2007 - Call for Papers

Website: [Ссылки доступны только зарегистрированным пользователям ]

The main objective of the International conference is to establish links between the production, analysis, uses and interpretation of social statistics related to ethnic diversity.

More specifically, the Conference aims to address the following questions:

- Should we count? This is essentially an ethical issue. Does distinguishing and characterizing populations according to their ethnic origins constitute a risk of stigmatization or is it, on the contrary, an asset for measuring and explaining discrimination and for demanding more inclusive policies?

- How to count? Here, the focus is on methodological considerations. There are many ways to measure ethnic origin and discrimination: what are the best and most common practices in this area, taking into account the historical, socio-economic and political specificities of each society?

- Who is and who is not counted? This question is an extension of the preceding one and aims at identifying biases and limitations in official statistics. Who is not counted is very revealing of the political criteria underlying methodological choices.

- Why count? What are the characteristics of legal, social and economic integration and non-integration (discrimination)? Is it possible (desirable?) to develop internationally comparable indicators of integration? What rights should be granted to the different categories of migrants (permanent, temporary, refugees, irregular, etc.)? All questions that require innovative data sources (e.g. administrative data and longitudinal surveys) whose future orientation needs careful consideration.



The Conference aims to encourage international exchanges in order to document the diversity of situations, namely:

- the experience of countries of immigration (Canada, the United States, Australia, etc.) - the European experience

- the experience of countries of the South (Africa, Latin America, Asia, etc.).



The Conference also aims to generate debate between the many different actors involved:

- organizations that produce statistics - researchers - users (including civil society, in particular NGOs involved in anti-discrimination activities).


Submissions of Proposals
This conference aspires to bring together decision makers, policy analysts, community workers, and scholars (including students). Persons interested in submitting a paper proposal should send a one-page abstract (around 500 words) by May 1st, 2007 simultaneously to the three following addresses: [Ссылки доступны только зарегистрированным пользователям ]; [Ссылки доступны только зарегистрированным пользователям ]; [Ссылки доступны только зарегистрированным пользователям ].
Presentations can be made in French or English. Authors will be notified of acceptance by June 1st, 2007.



Financial Support for Students

Students whose papers are accepted may be eligible for some financial support.



Information

For more information, contact Amйlie Gagnon (coordinator) at [Ссылки доступны только зарегистрированным пользователям ] or consult the conference’s ([Ссылки доступны только зарегистрированным пользователям ]), the QICSS’ ([Ссылки доступны только зарегистрированным пользователям ]) or the INED’s ([Ссылки доступны только зарегистрированным пользователям ]) websites.