Dear colleagues,
You are cordially invited to the Institute’s seminar entitled “First Scientific Experience with Second Ethnicity Declaration”. Our colleagues Juraj Majo from the Institute of ethnology and social anthropology v.v.i. and Barbara Lášticová from the Institute for research in social communication v.v.i. will present the results of their recent study focusing on the introduction of an optional second ethnicity declaration in the 2021 Slovak Census, and the socio-demographic insights it reveals about ethnic identity and group dynamics in Slovakia. The seminar will be in English.
Please feel free to pass this information to your colleagues. The workshop will take place on 3.2.2025 at 13:00 in a hybrid format (UVSK + online).
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You will receive the access data for the online meeting on the day of the seminar. The maximum number of participants outside the UVSK SAV is 50 people.
Abstract: Historically, ethnicity declarations have been a subject of significant interest. The data associated with such declarations have often been contested, with their interpretation frequently serving various, primarily political, purposes. A notable innovation in the 2021 census process in Slovakia was the introduction of an option for individuals to declare a second ethnicity. In this presentation, we discuss the initial data and various socio-demographic contexts derived from the Census 2021. The insights from these data reveal deeper characteristics of specific ethnic groups in Slovakia. From a theoretical perspective, we examine the potential reasons why individuals and entire groups may choose to declare more than one ethnicity.