Depoliticizing integration through statistical indicators

Article Article scientifique Article Depoliticizing integration through statistical indicators eng 2019 author Akin Arkan 693574 author Banfi Elisa 647963 86-103 10.1080/2158379X.2019.1573612 2158-379X https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/2158379X.2019.1573612 The concept of integration plays an increasingly important role in Western societies, which is accompanied by a similar increase in statistical indicators designed to measure the policies that shape integration. In this paper, we critically examine one such system of measurement: the Swiss Federal Office of Statistics' Indicators of Integration. We use an interpretative methodology to analyse the political and conceptual construction of a quantitative policy-tool. As such, we provide an innovative and theory-based approach to analysing statistical policy-tools more widely. Integration Migration Statistics Policy analysis Critical studies Discourse analysis Dewey 200 Dewey 320 Swiss National Science Foundation NCCR on the move: NCCR - Swiss National CEntre for Competence in Research - The Migration Mobility Nexus CH 6 Faculté autonome de théologie protestante 6 189 Institut d'études de la citoyenneté T9 false Journal of Political Power 12 1 1f23f25f-2276-44f5-89f2-f52fb6dc5e82 Article (Accepted version) Public Akin-Banfi2019.pdf 634687 application/pdf openAccess Faculté autonome de théologie protestante Faculté des sciences de la société / Institut d'études de la citoyenneté

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Depoliticizing integration through statistical indicators	Journal of Political Power			2019	376	394

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