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Year-by-Year Publication Metrics_
| Year | Articles | % | 
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2 | 0.71 | 
| 2000 | 3 | 1.06 | 
| 2001 | 3 | 1.06 | 
| 2002 | 2 | 0.71 | 
| 2003 | 4 | 1.41 | 
| 2004 | 4 | 1.41 | 
| 2005 | 1 | 0.35 | 
| 2006 | 2 | 0.71 | 
| 2007 | 5 | 1.77 | 
| 2008 | 7 | 2.47 | 
| 2009 | 5 | 1.77 | 
| 2010 | 7 | 2.47 | 
| 2011 | 9 | 3.18 | 
| 2012 | 13 | 4.59 | 
| 2013 | 16 | 5.65 | 
| 2014 | 8 | 2.83% | 
| 2015 | 11 | 3.89 | 
| 2016 | 13 | 4.59 | 
| 2017 | 7 | 2.47 | 
| 2018 | 15 | 5.30 | 
| 2019 | 28 | 9.89 | 
| 2020 | 39 | 13.78 | 
| 2021 | 23 | 8.13 | 
| 2022 | 20 | 7.07 | 
| 2023 | 18 | 6.36 | 
| 2024 | 18 | 6.36 | 
Eligibility Criteria for Paper Selection_
| Inclusion Criteria | Description | 
|---|---|
| Search terms | All= ((“Administrative Law” OR “Public Administration Law” OR “Regulatory Law”) AND (“Ethnic Minorities” OR “Cultural Minorities” OR “Indigenous Communities” OR “Marginalized Ethnic Groups”) OR (“Religious Minorities” OR “Faith-Based Communities” OR “Marginalized Religious Groups” OR “Interfaith Communities”)) | 
| Language | English | 
| Document types | Scholarly articles | 
| Source types | Peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings | 
| Timeframe | 1999–2024 | 
Thematic Breakdown of Articles_
| Cluster | Themes | Authors | 
|---|---|---|
| Red | Secularism and the protection of minority rights | Bader (2007); Modood (2019); Maclure & Taylor (2011); Albert & Roznai (2018); Greer (2017); Kymlicka (2022); Laborde (2017); Copson (2017); Bellamy (2017) | 
| Green | Discrimination and human rights: the plight of religious minorities | Bielefeldt et al. (2016); Shareef (2024); Achiume (2013); Fischer (2018); Tileagă (2015); Grambo (2018); Lund (2021); Addison & Koh (2017); Raza (2020) | 
| Blue | Democracy and international law: intersections and implications in global governance | Palmquist (2020); Wuerth (2017); Benvenisti (2014, 2018); Castellino (2021); Abdullahi & Musa (2023); Grigorescu (2015); Anghie et al. (2021); Tehseen (2024) | 
| Yellow | Religious minorities and the preservation of cultural identity | Logan (2016); Agyare (2024); Vásquez & Knott (2014); Qumseya (2018); Shareef (2024); Macri (2012); Mohyeddin (2024); De Varennes (2021); Eichler (2021) |