Abstract We examine the historical effects of ethnic and racial diversification among legislators on identity group mobilization hiring nonwhite lobbyists. propose that encouraged groups to lobby, these hired lobbyists who reflected their members’ identities, all interests also identities new legislative targets. apply a Bayesian estimation approach infer were active in American states over sev...

Abstract Recently, ethnic humor (targeting ethnoreligious identities) is increasingly questioned in European and Western countries, sparking controversy on online traditional media platforms. Absent from the mediated academic debate are opinions targeted subjects of joke. This qualitative audience study aims to add critical scholarship by providing insight into how groups make sense disputes of...

In her doctoral research, Lampinen explored the connection between choral repertoiresand identities within church choirs in one Lutheran Diocese Northern Tanzania. The participantsin this research were a group of choir conductors diocese. concept ofidentities was approached from individual, social, and aspects as well religious,ethnic, national viewpoints.

We document the correlations between public service delivery, management practices, and the ethnic diversity of bureaucrats. We do so in the context of Nigeria, where ethnicity is a salient form of identity. We thus expand the empirical management literature highlighting bene...cial e¤ects of workplace diversity, that has focused on private sector ...rms operating in high income settings. Our a...

Theories of ethnic mobilization and conflict tend to assume that political actors are easily able to place other actors into their “correct” ethnic categories. While this may be the case for some individuals and some categories, it is not always so. We argue that this variation, although typically ignored, has implications for theoretical, empirical, and policy-oriented research on ethnic coope...

" Arabic is the language of the Muslims – that's how it was supposed to be " : Exploring language and religious identity through reflective accounts from young British-born South Asians This study explores how a group of young British-born South Asians understood and defined their religious and linguistic identities, focusing upon the role played by heritage languages and liturgical languages a...

Colonisation continues to underpin social identities and relationships in Aotearoa/New Zealand. In this editorial we examine these identities and relationships, pointing out that arguments are frequently made against indigenousMaori rights in favour of the rights of other visibly different communities, such as Pacific peoples and ethnic communities. This construction of competingOthers is a key...

This qualitative study aims to contribute our understanding of how second-generation immigrants negotiate their multiple identities, and construct feelings belonging. We focus on ethnic Kurds, a stateless group with complex political social history, who have seldom been investigated in UK context. Drawing data from interviews 14 Kurds living the UK, this paper outlines tensions Kurds' lived exp...