Migrants, Minorities, Belongings and Citizenship. Glocalization and ...

Table 3. Measurement and Scaling Models in Glocalmig
Absolute-Values
Measurement and
Scaling
Relative-Values
Measurement and
Scaling
Normative-Values
Measurement and
Scaling
Null Point of
Scale or
Rank
None
Majority citizens’
quality of citizenship in
each context
Normative models of
quality of citizenship
Within-
Context
Comparison
Comparative
description of
similarities and
differences in quality
of citizenship across
groups of citizens and
residents
Scaling and ranking of
other segments’
quality of citizenship
with respect to that of
majority citizens
Scaling and ranking of
all residents’ and
citizens’ quality of
citizenship with
respect to certain
normative
ideals/models of
quality of citizenship
Cross-
Context
Comparison
Comparative
description of
similarities and
differences between
different social groups’
quality of citizenship
across distinct subnational
and national
contexts
Scaling and ranking of
other segments’
quality of citizenship
as a function of
majority citizens’
quality of citizenship
across distinct subnational
and national
contexts
Scaling and ranking of
deviations of citizens’
and residents’ quality
of citizenship from
certain normative
ideals across subnational
and national
contexts
The first strategy comprises no null-value or ideal model and its outcome is descriptive of
the present state of affairs regarding quality of citizenship. More concretely, the
absolute-value scaling allows comparison of the quality of citizenship of different
population segments in different European contexts and countries with each other both
within and outside their own contexts.
The second strategy employs as its null-point value the majority citizens’ legal rights,
institutional affairs, access, voice, representation channels and patterns in each context
and compares these with those of minority and migrant groups. This means that a
different null-point value will be used for each national and sub-national context. In the
macro-comparison of countries on a relative scale, by comparing our four categories to
the legal statuses and rights of the majority citizens in each country, we will be able to
assess to what extent each country has been able to bring their “minorities” closer to
their majority citizens. The null-point in our micro-level relative scale is the voice and
participation patterns of the majority citizens. In the micro-comparison of individuals’
voice and participation forms and patterns on a relative scale, we will be able to assess
to what extent our four categories’ behavior conform to or deviate from the majority
citizens’ voice and participation behavior. A comparison of results from these two
measurements will eventually give us the factual alignments and misalignments of the
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