Ethnic Identity and Inequalities in Britain

Stephen Jivraj is a Lecturer in Population Health at University College London. He has written research papers on migration, neighbourhood effects and subjective well-being. He previously worked at the ESRC Centre on Dynamics of Ethnicity.

Ludi Simpson is Professor of Population Studies at the University of Manchester. He has been president of the British Society for Population Studies and advises local and national governments on population analysis. He is an affiliate member of the ESRC Centre on Dynamics of Ethnicity.

Introduction: The dynamics of diversity ~ Stephen Jivraj and Ludi Simpson;

Section 1: Ethnic diversity and identity;

How has ethnic diversity grown? ~ Stephen Jivraj and Ludi Simpson;

Why has ethnic diversity grown? ~ Ludi Simpson and Stephen Jivraj;

Does Britain have plural cities? ~ Ludi Simpson;

Who feels British? ~ Stephen Jivraj and Bridget Byrne;

Do people change their ethnicity over time? ~ Ludi Simpson, James Warren and Stephen Jivraj;

In what ways is Scotland’s ethnic diversity distinctive? ~ Andrew Smith and Ludi Simpson;

Section 2: Ethnic inequalities;

Has neighbourhood ethnic residential segregation decreased? ~ Gemma Catney;

Which ethnic groups have the poorest health? ~ Laia Bécares;

Which ethnic groups are hardest hit by the housing crisis? ~ Nissa Finney and Bethan Harries;

Have ethnic inequalities in the labour market persisted? ~ Dharmi Kapadia, James Nazroo and Ken Clark;

Is there an ethnic group educational gap? ~ Kitty Lymperopoulou and Meenakshi Parameshwaran;

How likely are ethnic minorities to live in deprived neighbourhoods? ~ Stephen Jivraj and Omar Khan;

Conclusions;

Policy implications ~ Ludi Simpson and Stephen Jivraj.