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This study aims to investigates the establishment of Ethnic Policy Impact Assessment. Firstly, there is an analysis on modern policy evaluation and its operating tools. Secondly, it discusses the course of development of ethnic policy in modern democratic countries, focusing on Canada and Australia. Finally, it looks at the significance of ethnic policy from the perspective of multiculturalism. It also adopts the concept of mainstreaming to investigate the formation of ethnic policy assessment, taking into consideration the origin of such assessment and its method as well as purposes.
For the purpose of data collection, this study adopts the methods of document analysis, focusing group interviews and in-depth interviews, as well as interviewing the experts engaged in ethnic matters that are in the fields of policy, linguistics, education and history. There are also semi-structured interviews with aboriginal legislators. This study discusses the establishment of ethnic policy impact assessment in three stages. Firstly it investigates the origin of such assessment. Secondly, it analyzes methods such assessment adopts. Finally, it discusses the purposes of such assessment.
By means of existing literature and study data obtained from interviews, this study proposes its findings as follows: the subjects and categories to which the ethnic policy impact assessment is applicable, ways of determining the index for the analytical framework of such assessment, and the functions of such assessment. This study also proposes recommendations regarding current ethnic affairs, the future development of ethnic policy, and the making of related laws. Furthermore, this study also points out the limits of the research and discusses possible research directions in the future, in the hope that this study will provide support to future research in related fields. | en_US |