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Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- List of contributors -- Chapter 1: Social psychological perspectives on ethnic minorities: An introduction -- Part I: Theoretical Approaches -- Chapter 2: Intergroup attribution: some implications for the study of ethnic prejudice -- Chapter 3: Patterns of differentiation within and between groups -- Chapter 4: Strategies of identity management -- Chapter 5: Ethnic attitudes and emotions -- Part II: Real Life Studies -- Chapter 6: Ethnic identity and the paradox of equality -- Chapter 7: Structures and strategies of discourse and prejudice -- Chapter 8: The development of ethnic tolerance in an inner city area with large numbers of immigrants -- Chapter 9: Ethnic stereotypes and police law enforcement practices -- Part III: Remedies -- Chapter 10: Organizational inclusion of minority groups: A social psychological analysis -- Chapter 11: Improving interethnic relationships: How effective is cooperation? -- Chapter 12: The Culture Assimilator: Is it possible to improve interethnic relations by emphasizing ethnic differences? -- Chapter 13: Towards a useful social psychology for ethnic minorities -- Bibliography -- Name index -- Subject index.

International audience ; Background. Ethnic inequalities in health status and health care remain substantial in Europe and addressing them is becoming a priority. However, the best way to respond to such a challenge is, as yet, unclear. The research community is grappling with the contribution of socio-economic discrimination to ethnic inequalities. Methods. We present a new theoretical analysis, based on the landmark work of Charles Tilly on 'Durable Inequality' and we apply it to the public health goal of reducing ethnic health inequalities. Results. Tilly claims that, for organisational reasons, ethnic categories and socio-economic categories are tied together. The theory of Durable Inequality claims that the matching of ethnic categories with socio-economic categories helps to enforce exploitation, leading to durable inequalities. We present the theory, and focus on its main components (categories, exploitation, opportunity hoarding, emulation, adaptation) and discuss the implications for health inequalities by ethnic group. In essence, the theory leads to four recommendations for the study of ethnic health inequalities: (1) to investigate organisational processes creating ethnic health inequalities ; (2) to investigate the role of networks and ties on health behaviours, health care use and their psychological factors; (3) to define ethnicity through flexible, multidimensional binary categories, that should vary according to context; (4) to assess cumulative inequality within a domain, across domains and across generations. Conclusions. Our paper, to our knowledge is the first attempt to analyse Tilly's theory in relation to ethnicity and health, opens a debate to refine the implications of these ideas prior to empirical testing.

While members of regional and ethnic minorities can reach the highest echelons of power, in most contexts they remain politically marginalized and under-represented in formal politics. The heterogeneity of regional and ethnic minority groups creates a challenge for the study of representation if one wants to avoid the traps of essentialism and unrealistic assumptions. The inclusion of regional and ethnic minorities in legislatures and government can increase trust, alleviate conflict, and provide substantive representation. Much evidence shows that, on average, representatives of regional and ethnic minorities work in the name of their respective groups, especially in 'low-cost' activities like asking parliamentary questions. Such substantive representation should be the guiding principle, but the relationship between descriptive and substantive representation seems moderated by the context in which legislators operate.