Format:
XXII, 309 S
,
23 cm
Edition:
1. publ.
ISBN:
0230516629
,
9780230516625
,
9781349354528
Content:
"This book brings to light existing experiences of Romani political participation in both Eastern and Western Europe, and contributes to a more nuanced empirical and theoretical understanding of the emerging political space that over 8 million Romani citizens occupy within an expanding European Union"--Provided by publisher
Content:
Introduction : Romani politics in neoliberal Europe / Nando Sigona and Nidhi Trehan -- EU initiatives on Roma : limitations and ways forward / Will Guy -- The Romani subaltern within neoliberal European civil society : NGOization of human rights and silent voices / Nidhi Trehan -- Beyond boundaries? Comparing the construction of the political categories 'gypsies' and 'Roma' before and after EU enlargement / Katrin Simhandl -- Romani political mobilization from the First International Romani Union Congress to the European Roma, Sinti and Travellers Forum / Jud Nirenberg -- Contentious politics in Europe : experiences of desegregation policy in Hungary and the push for an EU-level strategy on Romani integration / Nidhi Trehan in conversation with MEP Viktória Mohácsi -- The limits of rights-based discourse in Romani women's activism : the gender dimension in Romani politics / Angéla Kóczé -- The Romani movement in Romania : institutionalization and (de)mobilization / Iulius Rostas -- Social unrest in Slovakia 2004 : Romani reaction to neoliberal 'reforms' / Martin Marušák and Leo Singer -- Being Roma activists in post-independence Kosovo / Nando Sigona in conversation with Avdula (Dai) Mustafa and Gazmen Salijevic -- Spanish gitanos, Romani migrants and European Roma identity : (re)unification or self-affirmation? / Miguel Laparra and Almudena Macías -- New labour's policies and their effectiveness for the provision of sites for gypsies and travellers in England / Jo Richardson and Andrew Ryder -- The 'problema nomadi' vis-à-vis the political participation of Roma and Sinti at the local level in Italy / Nando Sigona -- Conclusion :" A 'people's Europe' for Romani citizens? / Nando Sigona and Nidhi Trehan
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780230281165
Language:
English
Subjects:
Political Science
,
Ethnology
,
Sociology
Keywords:
Europa
;
Roma
;
Minderheitenpolitik
;
Ethnische Identität
;
Politische Mobilisierung
;
Neoliberalismus
;
Europäische Union
;
Fallstudiensammlung
;
Aufsatzsammlung