The Use and Misuse of the “Minorities at Risk” Project
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6232995 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Simon Hug (0000-0002-7741-2201, Département de Science Politique et Relations Internationales, Université de Genève, CH-1211 Genève 4, Switzerland; Center for the Study of Civil War (CSCW), International Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), NO-0186 Oslo, Norway, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 191-208 |
| Publication date | 2013-05-11 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Annual Review of Political Science (BOOK_SERIES) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1094-2939 • E-ISSN: 1545-1577 |
| Publisher | Annual Reviews (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1146/annurev-polisci-060512-142956 |
| OpenAlex | W2100663145 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 21 |
| References cited | 54 |
The “Minorities at Risk” (MAR) project and data have offered an innovative, systematic view of communal and ethnic groups. By collecting detailed information on groups that are mobilized and/or discriminated against, and thus “at risk,” MAR has allowed researchers to offer new insights in many areas dealing with relationships among groups. However, scholars have also used this dataset in ways for which it was not designed or is hardly appropriate. This article offers an overview of the main contributions of MAR and identifies research questions for which the MAR data have to be used with care
Ethnic group · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Law · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Political Conflict and Governance · Religion and Society Interactions
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| Unique citing works | 21 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,75 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2025 (12) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 21 |