Race has always been a provocative subject when the needs of science and statistics intersect with politics. Now that debate is once again heating up in France, as the planned introduction of “ethnic statistics” has caused a fierce dispute that touches the very heart of French republicanism.
当科学和统计的需要与政治联系在一起的时候，种族总是一个引发争议的话题。现在，正当计划采用“族裔统计”的时候，这一辩论再一次在法国引起轩然大波。这一计划触发了一场涉及到法国共和主义核心的激烈争议。