Seeing Ethnicity Otherwise: From History, Classification and Terminology to Identities, Health and Mixedness in the Work of Peter J. Aspinall

Dear Colleagues,

This commemorative Special Issue is dedicated to the life and work of Peter J. Aspinall, a prolific and innovative social scientist, and a generous and supportive colleague and friend. Over the years, Peter worked across many fields, from urban and regional analysis and health services research, to public health, ethnicity terminology and classifications, and mixed ethnic identities, inspiring many with his breadth and depth of knowledge and insight. His work was both theoretical and practical, drawing out key sociological and policy issues and seeking to make real change, providing that often elusive link between theorization and grounded work.

Peter passed away in early 2023, and, as his colleagues, we are organizing this Special Issue as a way to honour Peter’s contributions across a range of disciplines, and his commitment to his editorial work at Genealogy. We invite contributions which explore any of the vast range of topics that Peter focused on, from scholars who have worked with Peter, and from those who have learned from his scholarship. These fields include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Mixedness and critical mixed race studies;
• Ethnicity and census classifications;
• Terminology and classification;
• Histories of race and ethnicity;
• New approaches to mixedness, race and ethnicity;
• Public health classifications and resources;
• Ethnicity, health and illness;
• Social identities, equality and human rights;
• Population studies, classification and terminology;
• Language, concepts and changing identities.

Contributions to this Special Issue will build on these topics, drawing on Peter’s vast body of work and reflecting on its societal relevance and theoretical developments, including linkages which Peter was able to articulate so clearly, and which continue to inspire us today. This Special Issue is our tribute to the continuing influence and legacy of Peter’s writing, as well as to the broadness and depth of his scholarship.

In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews of Peter’s work are welcome, as well as more personal reflections on working with Peter over the years.

We request that, prior to submitting a manuscript, interested authors initially submit a proposed title and an abstract of 200–500 words summarizing their intended contribution. Please send it to the guest editors or to the Genealogy editorial office ([email protected]). Abstracts will be reviewed by the guest editors for the purposes of ensuring proper fit within the scope of this Special Issue. Full manuscripts will undergo double-blind peer-review.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Zarine L. Rocha
Dr. Chamion Caballero
Prof. Dr. Brenda Saw Ai Yeoh
Guest Editors

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a double-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Genealogy is an international peer-reviewed open access quarterly journal published by MDPI.

• Peter J. Aspinall
• ethnicity
• race
• classification
• health
• identity
• mixedness
• terminology
• census