Beyond Dutch Borders: A Nation in Times of Europeanization












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            * Jeroen Doomernik
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            Abstrakt

            Each categorization in population statistics has a bias. Sometimes they deflate and someti
            populations that merit public policy concern. This article discusses the political consequ
            choices in that respect: notably by the example of Dutch population statistics and the rep

            of the “allochtoon.” The “allochtoon” (being of foreign origin) was a benevolent creation 
            facilitate monitoring the effects of integration policies. Part of these was easy naturali
            meant the loss of “nationality” as a statistical marker. Including the migrants’ offspring

            rendered “immigrant” useless. However, creating the “allochtoon” also has had unexpected i
            effects; notably in the public’s perception. First of all, this effect results from the in

            the second generation. Secondly: integration polices are exclusively aimed at “allochtonen
            Western background, yet statistical reproduction usually includes all, i.e., also people o
            This inflationary effect is exploited by populist political entrepreneurs hoping to stir c

            alienation in times of Europeanization. The threat of “the others” in the Netherlands is t
            construed to be much larger than it would be possible if statistics were enumerated differ


            Klíčová slova
            Dutch citizenship and naturalization; allochtoon vs. autochtoon; Muslim migration; right-w


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