Wikipedia talk:Articles for deletion/Ethnicity and Democratic Governance

First, yes, but I have no intention of promoting it through Wikipedia. I created the article as part of a wider effort to improve the coverage of nationalism studies and related issues on Wikipeda, and all of the content of the article is neutral and accurate. I plan on creating articles on similar research projects in the future for the same purpose.

Second, how should I go about establishing its notability? A Google search of the project's exact title brings up 96 non-duplicate results from a wide variety of different sources, but it seems inappropriate to cite them solely to establish that this is widely recognized research project, with no bearing on the article's content. – SJL 20:41, 17 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Look at this guideline for how to establish notability. Again, the key is third-party sources: "If a topic has received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject, it is presumed to be notable."  --jbmurray (talk • contribs) 21:02, 17 July 2008 (UTC)


 * I have read the guideline. My question was what would be the best way to establish notability in this particular circumstance. In any case, I've expanded the article to include information that is referenced in third-party sources. – SJL 22:57, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

(I moved RayAYang's comment from the project page to here. – SJL 02:30, 18 July 2008 (UTC))
 * Delete I don't think an funding vehicle for research is of significance. As the nominator says, there aren't isn't much independent coverage for this project. Institutes and projects only rise to notability if they perform groundbreaking work that get lots of outside attention. RayAYang (talk) 02:09, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep I respectfully disagree. "Groundbreaking work" is not a condition for notability on Wikipedia. Take the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies, for example, which the nominator himself successfully defended against deletion. What's the difference between the two? – SJL 02:30, 18 July 2008 (UTC)