Addressing inequalities: The collection of race statistics. A comparison between the European and the British approach to population registers
Addressing inequalities: The collection of race statistics. A comparison between the European and the British approach to population registers

Author(s): Iris Egea Quijada
Subject(s): Demography and human biology, Migration Studies
Published by: Transnational Press London
Keywords: Addressing; inequalities; the collection of race statistics; European; British approach; population; registers;
Summary/Abstract: Population registers collect relevant information about the migrant stock. Despite their formal formats, they are context-dependent and tied to the historical arrangements and social forces of each country (Simon, 2012). At the European level, there is no single approach to data collection. Recently, due to rising racism and inequalities, the collection of race statistics in population registers has triggered debate. In fact, in the field of migration studies, race is a highly contentious concept because its interpretation depends on specific contexts (Jacobs, 2018).

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