Parallel Lives Conference: Ludi Simpson

Ludi Simpson on'Sleepwalking to Segregation'? How do claims of white flight, growing segregation ...

An episode of the The Crises of Multiculturalism podcast, hosted by The Crises of Multiculturalism: Racism in a neoliberal age, titled "Parallel Lives Conference: Ludi Simpson" was published on May 20, 2009 and runs 41 minutes.

May 20, 2009 ·41m · The Crises of Multiculturalism

Summary

Ludi Simpson on'Sleepwalking to Segregation'? How do claims of white flight, growing segregation and dangerous segregation persist despite evidence to the contrary? What are the consequences? Ludi Simpson and Nissa Finney are the co-authors of 'Sleepwalking to segregation'? Challenging myths about race and migration. The book asks is Britain really under threat from ethnic diversity? Is the social fabric crumbling as we sleepwalk to segregation? In the context of renewed debates about diversity and cohesion, this book interrogates contemporary claims about race and migration. It demonstrates that many of the claims are myths, presenting evidence in support of and in opposition to them in an accessible yet academically rigorous manner. The book combines an easy-to-read overview of the subject with innovative new research. It tackles head-on questions about levels of immigration, the contribution of immigrants, minority self-segregation, ghettoisation and the future diversity of the population. It poses a direct challenge to the arguments of commentators such as Migration Watch UK and the leadership of the Commission for Equality and Human Rights. The authors argue that the myths of race and migration are the real threat to an integrated society. They propose that diversity and mobility are expected and benign, and recommend that focus should return to problems of inequality and prejudice. Nissa Finney is a Research Fellow at the University of Manchester. With a background in Geography her research has focused on migration of ethnic groups within Britain, demography of local ethnic group population change, refugee settlement policy and press portrayals of race and migration. Ludi Simpson is Professor of Population Studies at the University of Manchester. He works with population, census and survey statistics, aiming to extend their use by communities and governments. He has worked closely with local authorities and government departments, and statistics associations in Britain and abroad. Ludi addressed the "Challenging the Parallel Lives Myth: Race, Sociology, Statistics and Politics" conference held at the London School of Economics on May 13th 2009. The conference was co-orgamised by the British Sociological Association Race and Ethnicity Study Group and the British Society for Population Studies.

Episode Description

Ludi Simpson on'Sleepwalking to Segregation'? How do claims of white flight, growing segregation and dangerous segregation persist despite evidence to the contrary? What are the consequences?

Ludi Simpson and Nissa Finney are the co-authors of 'Sleepwalking to segregation'? Challenging myths about race and migration.

The book asks is Britain really under threat from ethnic diversity? Is the social fabric crumbling as we sleepwalk to segregation? In the context of renewed debates about diversity and cohesion, this book interrogates contemporary claims about race and migration. It demonstrates that many of the claims are myths, presenting evidence in support of and in opposition to them in an accessible yet academically rigorous manner.

The book combines an easy-to-read overview of the subject with innovative new research. It tackles head-on questions about levels of immigration, the contribution of immigrants, minority self-segregation, ghettoisation and the future diversity of the population. It poses a direct challenge to the arguments of commentators such as Migration Watch UK and the leadership of the Commission for Equality and Human Rights. The authors argue that the myths of race and migration are the real threat to an integrated society. They propose that diversity and mobility are expected and benign, and recommend that focus should return to problems of inequality and prejudice.

Nissa Finney is a Research Fellow at the University of Manchester. With a background in Geography her research has focused on migration of ethnic groups within Britain, demography of local ethnic group population change, refugee settlement policy and press portrayals of race and migration.

Ludi Simpson is Professor of Population Studies at the University of Manchester. He works with population, census and survey statistics, aiming to extend their use by communities and governments. He has worked closely with local authorities and government departments, and statistics associations in Britain and abroad.

Ludi addressed the "Challenging the Parallel Lives Myth: Race, Sociology, Statistics and Politics" conference held at the London School of Economics on May 13th 2009.

The conference was co-orgamised by the British Sociological Association Race and Ethnicity Study Group and the British Society for Population Studies.