Re-making the majority? Ethnic New Zealanders in the 2006 census
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2146104 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tahu Kukutai (0000-0001-5080-2296), Robert Didham |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 1427-1446 |
| Publication date | 2012-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ethnic and Racial Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0141-9870 • E-ISSN: 1466-4356 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01419870.2011.607508 |
| OpenAlex | W2083715974 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 20 |
The national census is often seen as a site of struggle for minorities seeking recognition and equality. Much less is known about the conditions under which ethnic majorities are galvanized to stake identity claims in the census. This article examines recent trends in New Zealand where an increasing number of people from the dominant New Zealand European group are redefining themselves as ethnic New Zealanders. Drawing from the literature on ethnic boundaries, we theorize the factors underlying the surge in New Zealander identification, and present census data to demonstrate its selective appeal. We also review patterns of national naming in North America and Australia to show that the New Zealander phenomenon reflects a broader shift by settler state majorities to reimagine their identities. The implications for ethnic counting in other contexts are briefly considered
Census · Ethnic group · Genealogy · Geography · Indigenous · Political science · Politics · Population · Sociology · Sovereignty · Treaty · Treaty of Waitangi · Demography · Gender Studies · History · Law · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Names, Identity, and Discrimination Research · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
Ethnicity, Sociology of
The Schematic State
‘I know my roots are Indian but my thinking is Kiwi’
Questioning the canon
Fixed not fluid
Ethnic identification from pre-birth to early adolescence
The (not so) silent centre
Ambiguous immigrants? Examining the changing status of the English in New Zealand
Hybrid identities
From otherness to belongingness
Changing race
Shades of Citizenship
Censuses, identity formation, and the struggle for political power
Ethnic groups and boundaries
The ethnic origins of nations
Census and Identity
Racism Without Racists
Dominant ethnicity' and the ‘ethnic‐civic’ dichotomy in the work of A. D. Smith
The Ties that Unwind
A Theory of Ethnic Group Boundaries
Dominant ethnicity
American Indian Ethnic Renewal
From sword to plowshare
The Making and Unmaking of Ethnic Boundaries
As Australia decolonizes
Theorizing citizenship in British settler societies
Measuring ethnicity
| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,83 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2025 (12) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |