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Ludi Simpson

Ludi Simpson
Ludi Simpson has worked on population statistics for local and central government for thirty years, seeking ways in which communities can make best use of statistics. He has been a research officer at Bradford Council and a professor at Manchester University. He is current the president of the British Society of Population Studies, an unpaid job which gets him to speak at events such as those organised by The Great Debate.

Ludi Simpson was on the panel of the "Too Many People?" debate at The Great Debate: Facing the Future in November 2011


Books by Ludi Simpson

Sleepwalking to Segregation?: Challenging Myths About Race and Migration
by Nissa Finney and Ludi Simpson

Sleepwalking to Segregation?: Challenging Myths About Race and Migration
by Nissa Finney and Ludi Simpson

Is Britain really under threat from ethnic diversity? Is the social fabric crumbling as we sleepwalk to segregation? In the context of renewed debates about diversity and cohesion, this book interrogates contemporary claims about race and migration. It demonstrates that many of the claims are myths, presenting evidence in support of and opposition to them in an accessible yet academically rigorous manner. The book combines an easy-to-read overview of the subject with innovative new research. It tackles head-on questions about levels of immigration, the contribution of immigrants, minority self-segregation, ghettoisation and the future diversity of the population. It poses a direct challenge to the arguments of commentators such as MigrationWatchUK and the Commission for Equality and Human Rights. The authors argue that the myths of race and migration are the real threat to an integrated society. They propose that diversity and mobility are expected and benign, and recommend that focus should return to problems of inequality and prejudice.

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Recent Publications

Simpson, L., Gavalas, V S., Finney, . Population dynamics in ethnically diverse towns: the long-term implications of immigration, CCSR Working Paper 2006-04. 2006-04-01. CCSR.
Simpson, L. Labour force projections for Derbyshire. CCSR.
Simpson, L. Household forecasts for Stoke-on-Trent UA, with an ethnic group dimension. CCSR.
Simpson, L. Population forecasts for Stoke-on-Trent UA, with an ethnic group dimension. CCSR.
Simpson, L., Gavalas, V S., Finney, N. Population dynamics in ethnically diverse towns: the long-term implications of immigration, CCSR Working Paper 2006-04.
Simpson, L., Akinwale, B. Quantifying stability and change in ethnic group, CCSR Working Paper 2006-05. 2006-05-01. CCSR.
Simpson, L., Gavalas, V S. Population forecasts for Stoke-on-Trent UA, with an ethnic group dimension, CCSR Working Paper 2005-01. 2005-01-01. CCSR.
Simpson, L., Gavalas, V S. Population dynamics within Rochdale and Oldham: population, household and social change, Centre for Census and Survey Research. CCSR.
Simpson, L. Population projections for Derbyshire County Council, CCSR Working Paper 2005-05. 2005-05-01. CCSR.
Simpson, L. Population projections for Derbyshire County Council. CCSR.
Simpson, L., Purdam, K., Tajar, A., Fieldhouse, E A., Gavalas, V S., Tranmer, M., Pritchard, J, Dorling, D. Ethnic minority populations and the labour market: an analysis of the 1991 and 2001 Census. DWP.
Simpson, L. Household forecasts for Stoke-on-Trent UA, with an ethnic group dimension, CCSR Working Paper 2005-03. 2005-03-01. CCSR.
Simpson, L. Ghettos of the mind: the empirical behaviour of indices of segregation and diversity, CCSR Working Paper 2006-06. 2006-06-01. CCSR.
Simpson, L. Labour force projections for Derbyshire, CCSR Working Paper 2005-06. 2005-06-01. CCSR.
Norman, P., Simpson, L. Custom geography conversion tables that enable area data disseminated for the 1991 Census wards to be compatible with the 2001 Census ward definitions. CCSR.
Finney, ., Simpson, L. "Population dynamics: the roles of natural change and migration in producing the ethnic mosaic." Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies 35, no. 9(2009) : 1479-1496.
Finney, ., Simpson, L. 'Sleepwalking to segregation'? Challenging myths about race and migration. Bristol: Policy Press, 2009.
Simpson, L., Finney, N. "Ethnic ghettos in Britain - a fact or a myth?" Significance, RSS(2009)
Simpson, L., Finney, N. "Spatial patterns of Internal Migration: Evidence for Ethnic Groups in Britain." Population, Space and Place 15(2009) : 37-56.
Finney, ., Simpson, L. "Internal migration and ethnic groups: evidence for Britain from the 2001 Census." Population, Space and Place 14(2008) : 63-83.
Simpson, L., Vasilis Gavalas, Finney. "Population dynamics in ethnically diverse towns: the long-term implications of immigration." Urban Studies 45(1)(2008) : 163–183.
Simpson, L., Derek Reeve, Erik Thomasson, Steve Scott. "Engaging citizens: the Bradford Community Statistics Project." In GIS and evidence-based policy making, ed. Stephen Wise, Max Craglia, 329-346.CRC Press, 2008.
Finney, ., Simpson, L. 2007. Migration, race, population dynamics and debates on segregation, diversity and integration. In Annual Conference of the Royal Geographical Society.
Finney, ., Simpson, L. 2007. The dynamics of Britain’s ethnic group populations: the roles of natural change and net migration in producing the ethnic mosaic. In British Society for Population Studies Annual Conference.
Simpson, L., Akinwale, B. "Quantifying stability and change in ethnic group." Journal of Official Statistics 23(2)(2007) : 185–208.
Simpson, L. "Ghettos of the mind: the empirical behaviour of indices of segregation and diversity." Journal of Royal Statistical Society Series A 170 (2)(2007) : 405-424.
Simpson, L. "Fixing the population: from census to population estimate." Environment and Planning A 39 (5)(2007) : 1045-1057.
Simpson, L., Gavalas, V S., Finney, . Population dynamics in ethnically diverse towns, Urban Studies. 2006 Ed. November. http://www.ccsr.ac.uk/publications/working/2006-04.pdf.
Simpson, L. 2006. The future of ethnic diversity and the labour market in the West Midlands. In West Midlands Regional Observatory (Birmingham, September 2006).
Simpson, L. 2006. Researching place. In Real Life Methods Workshop (Manchester, October 2006).
Simpson, L. 2006. Segregation: a debate with Professor Ted Cantle. In Commission for Racial Equality Convention (London, November 2006).
Simpson, L. 2006. Software for demographic models. In ESRC Research Methods Festival (Oxford, July 2006).
Simpson, L. 2006. The stability of ethnic group classifications. In ESRC Research Methods Festival (Oxford, July 2006).
Simpson, L. 2006. Effective research on race and demography. In Local Authorities Research and Intelligence Association (Leicester, March 2006).
Simpson, L. 2006. Shared future?. In Annual meeting of the Programme for a Peaceful City (Bradford, June 2006).
Simpson, L. 2006. More Mixing? More segregation?. In British Society for Population Studies. (Day workshop on Migration and multicultural Britain, London, May 2006).
Simpson, L. 2006. The role of place in assessing ethnic minority attainment. In ESRC Research Methods Festival (Oxford, July 2006).
Simpson, L., Brown, M S. "Census fieldwork - the bedrock for a decade of social analysis." Environment and Planning A(2006) .
Simpson, L. "The numerical liberation of dark areas." SAGE Race Relations Abstracts 31(2)(2006) : 5-25.
Purdam, K., Paul Norman, Tajar, A., Simpson, L. "Representation and Democracy: Geographical variations in elector to councillor ratios." Political Geography 26(1)(2006) : 57-77.
Simpson, L. 2005. Population dynamics in Oldham and Rochdale: the nature of dispersal. In Paper presented at the British Society of Population Studies annual conference, Canterbury.
Simpson, L. 2005. Population growth and diffusion of multi-ethnic Britain, 1991-2001 and beyond. In Paper presented at the Invited presentation to Seminar 'Community cohesion and the multi-ethnic neighbourhood', Bristol.
Simpson, L., Akinwale, B. 2005. Identity and change 1991-2001. In Paper presented at the IUSSP conference, Tours, France.
Simpson, L. 2005. Population dynamics in Oldham and Rochdale. In Paper presented at the Invited lead presentation at 'Housing Market Renewal and Community Cohesion', Oldham Borough Council seminar, Oldham.
Simpson, L. 2005. Population dynamics, integration, and housing studies. In Manchester research network (Manchester, November 2005).
Simpson, L., Tranmer, M. "Combining sample and census data in small area estimates: Iterative Proportional Fitting with standard software." Professional Geographer 57(2)(2005) : 222-234.
Simpson, L., Platt, L, Akinwale, B. "Stability and change in ethnic group in England and Wales." Population Trends 121(2005) : 35-45.
Simpson, L. "Quality assurance of census-based 2001 population estimates in England and Wales." Environment and Planning A(2005) .
Simpson, L. "On the measurement and meaning of residential segregation: a reply to Johnston, Poulsen and Forrest." Urban Studies 42(7)(2005) : 1229-1230.
Simpson, L. "Statistics of racial segregation: measures, evidence and policy." Urban Studies 41(3)(2004) : 661-681. DOI:10.1080/0042098042000178735
Simpson, L. "Integrating estimates within population forecasts." Applied Population and Policy 1:2(2004) : 89-104.
Simpson, L., J Hobcraft, D King. Review of the One Number Census, Report of the Local Government Association. 2003.
Simpson, L. "Public access to conversion of data between geographies, with multiple look up tables derived from a postal directory." Computers, Environment and Urban Systems 27(2002) : 283-307.
Simpson, L. "Geography conversion tables: a framework for conversion of data between geographical units." International Journal of Population Geography 8:1(2002) : 69-82.
Simpson, L. Statistics in Society. Edited by Simpson, L. Dorling, D. , Edward Arnold, 1999.
Simpson, L. Making local population estimates, a guide for practitioners. Edited by Simpson, L. , 1998.
Simpson, L. "Demography and ethnicity: case studies from Bradford." New Community 23,1(1997) : 89-107.



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