Ethnicity and Race

If you are more interested in the rights of certain ethnicities or a specific race then this may be a good choice for your dissertation! Take a look at some examples:

Example ethnicity and race dissertation topic 1:

5. Should ‘minority group’ representation be allocated to the majority too?

In many organisations, whether student unions or international corporations, minority groups are spoken for by special representatives. However, the more minority groups that are identified, the higher the number of minority representatives appointed. This dissertation asks whether, by appointing minority representatives, the majority voice becomes not weaker, but obliterated. This thesis explores whether such special representation of every minority creates an even playing field, as was originally intended, or makes it more uneven. In addition to a comprehensive literature review, the paper undertakes extensive primary analysis of more than fifty student unions (of universities throughout the UK), and five parliamentary inquiries. This is an exciting topic in an area of human rights little explored in the UK.

Suggested initial topic reading:

• Bishin, B.G. (2009). The tyranny of the minority: The subconstituency politics theory of representation. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press.
• Carroll, S. J. and Jenkins, K. (2005). ‘Increasing diversity or more of the same? Term limits and the representation of women, minorities, and minority women in state legislatures’, National Political Science Review, Vol. 10, pp. 71-84.
• Dahlerup, D. (2005). The theory of a ‘critical mass’ revisited. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Washington DC, pp. 1-4.