Processing of Ethnic Data
Over the years, a consensus has been established among international monitoring bodies and non-governmental organizations about the importance of ethnic data. Accurate and reliable data about individuals’ ethnic belonging are necessary not only to support combating discrimination, but also to underpin the effective protection of national minorities: Ethnic data help to explore the position of (national) minorities in various fields of life, they serve as a reference point for adequate legislation and policy, they can also support individual and group rights claims. Yet, despite these benefits, ethnic data are also controversial and challenging, both for methodological and data protection reasons. Against this background, the Justice & Governance cluster is engaged in exploring the core conceptual and legal challenges to the processing of ethnic data.
Events:
- BeSEC workshop "Focus on Personal data, Ethnic Data and Security", Flensburg, 28-29 May 2019
- Round Table: "Cultural Autonomy and Minority Self-Government", Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, and Institute of Social Sciences, Belgrade, 30-31 October 2019.
Ljubica Djordjević presenting: "Processing of Ethnic Data and Monitoring Implementation of Minority Rights in Serbia"
Programme can be found here.
Video recording can be accessed here. - BeSEC Final Conference, online, 18-20 June 2020
Ljubica Djordjević presenting: "Processing of Ethnic Data: Juggling between Data Protection and Diversity Management"
Programme can be found here.
Video recording can be accessed here.
Publications:
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Djordjević, L. (2021). Procesing of Data on National Affiliation and Monitoring the Quality of Minoirty Protection in Serbia. In T. Várady, G. Bašić, and S. Tatalović (eds.), Cultural Autonomy of National Minorities in Light of Facts (pp. 188-221). Begrade: IDN, SANU, Academic Network for Cooperation in South East Europe. (In Serbian)
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Ethnic Data and Minority Protection, JEMIE Special Issue, Volume 19, Issue 2, October 2020
Djordjević L. (2019). Towards Evidence-Based Minority Policy: Processing of Ethnic Data and Monitoring the Quality of National Minority Protection, ECMI Minorities Blog -
Djordjević, L. (2021). Processing of Ethnic Data: Juggling between Data Protection and Diversity Management. In M. Ventura et al. (eds.), Boosting European Security Law and Policy (pp. 199-230). Napoli: Edizioni Scientifiche Italiane. (forthcoming)
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Willis, C. (2021). Ethnic Data Collection in the UK: The Outlying Case of Northern Ireland. In Marco Ventura et al. (eds.), Boosting European Security Law and Policy (pp. 231-252). Napoli: Edizioni Scientifiche Italiane. (forthcoming)
Multimedia:
- ECMI Conversations with Experts, Episode 3 – Ethnic Data Collection, guest: Dr. Patrick Simon
