Un état des lieux des recherches sur les discriminations: les faits, les explications et les implications pour les politiques publiques

Project holder: 

• Mirna SAFI (OSC, LIEPP)

Project description: 

This project provides an overview of recent research on discrimination, covering empirical work in disciplines as diverse as sociology, social psychology, economics and political science. It attempts to answer four main questions:

How is discrimination defined in the social sciences and how is it measured?

What do the most recent studies tell us about the extent of the phenomenon and how it is evolving?

What are the mechanisms underlying discrimination and how do they operate?

How can discrimination be combated?

While this field of research has traditionally covered the issue of race in the United States, many recent studies are collecting and exploiting data from an increasingly wide range of national contexts. This project will also provide an opportunity to report on work looking at other factors such as gender, gender identity, sexual orientation or disability in an approach that remains focused on measuring discrimination and understanding its mechanisms.