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Reconsidering Ethnicity: Classification and Boundary Formation

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dc.contributor.authorKiran Sagoo
dc.contributor.editorDr. Paul J. Carnegie
dc.contributor.editorProfessor Lian Kwen Fee
dc.date.accessioned2025-11-17T07:46:47Z
dc.date.available2025-11-17T07:46:47Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractResearch focusing on ethnic relations in plural societies often assume the ethnic groups under discussion are natural categories. While ethnic categories appear clear and fixed at a given point, a closer examination of these categories over time demonstrate that ethnic boundaries are often fluid and can be based on a variety of criteria. The following paper focuses on the formation of ethnic identities in Malaysia with comparisons made to Fiji and South Africa. Through an exam ination of archival censuses, this paper attends to the following research questions, “What are the current ethnic categories in Malaysia, Fiji and South Africa?” and “How have the boundaries be tween them developed over time?” In doing so, it addresses the issue of saliency in ethnic boundary formation.
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dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.ubd.edu.bn/handle/123456789/3667
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInstitute of Asian Studies, Universiti Brunei Darussalam
dc.relation.ispartofseries17
dc.subject.lcshEthnicity—Classification
dc.subject.lcshEthnic groups—Malaysia
dc.subject.lcshEthnic identity—Malaysia
dc.subject.lcshEthnicity—Social aspects—Fiji
dc.subject.lcshEthnicity—Social aspects—South Africa
dc.titleReconsidering Ethnicity: Classification and Boundary Formation
dc.typeWorking Paper
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