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This research examines how the deletion of ethnic census data correlates with state-targeted violence and discrimination.

Don’t count me out: erasure of ethnicity and ethnic groups from national censuses

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This research examines how the deletion of ethnic census data correlates with state-targeted violence and discrimination.
Defined four types of enumerative erasure at both country and group levels.
Compiled a new database tracking enumerative practices across nearly 250 countries and over 8,000 distinct ethnic groups from 1900–2020.
Analyzed relationships between ethnic census data and political outcomes.
Found that the elimination of ethnic census data corresponds with increased political discrimination.
Identified a pattern of state-sponsored violence aimed at ethnic groups following data erasure.
Noted that initiating enumeration can provide protection from state predation despite potential for increased inter-group tensions.

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Analysis reveals that erasing ethnic census data heightens discrimination and violence against vulnerable groups, indicating state eliminationism.

Avital Livny (2026) studied this question.

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Analysis reveals that erasing ethnic census data heightens discrimination and violence against vulnerable groups, indicating state eliminationism.