Measuring racism?
Overlooked for a long time by social science, the quantitative measurement of racism is now back on track, and raises crucial theoretical and methodological issues. Building on the findings and data of the Trajectories and Origins survey (TeO, Insee-Ined, 2008-2009), this article investigates the contribution and the limits of the survey to the empirical and statistical knowledge of discrimination and racism. It offers explanation about under-reporting of experiences of racism. We provide an overview of quantitative sources about racism in France, and then discuss the main findings from TeO on reported racism by immigrants and second generation. We show the interplay between racism and discrimination and their correlation with experiences of othering. Finally, we develop a discussion on processes of subjective account and consciousness of racism based on the personal characteristics and marks that exposed them to racism.