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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784933503321

Autore

McGarry Aidan

Titolo

Who speaks for Roma? : political representation of a transnational minority community / / Aidan McGarry

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Continuum, , 2010

ISBN

1-5013-0187-X

1-282-71026-5

9786612710261

1-4411-3421-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (217 p.)

Disciplina

323.1191/49704

Soggetti

Political participation - Europe, Eastern

Romanies - Europe, Eastern - Ethnic identity

Romanies - Europe, Eastern - Politics and government

Romanies - Europe, Eastern - Social conditions

Europe, Eastern Ethnic relations

Europe, Eastern Politics and government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Historical overview of Roma in Europe -- Political participation and representation of Roma -- Ambivalent discourse: rights-based theories on minorities -- Who speaks for Roma? organizing structures of representation in Romania -- Self-government and interest representation in Hungary: a wrong step in the right direction? -- Roma representation in the transnational political context -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

This timely work offers a clear and thorough assessment of how Roma make sure their voice is heard and addresses the difficulty in determining who legitimately represents this heterogeneous transnational minority community. The book argues that Roma are a transnational minority that, as such, requires transnational representation structures to complement domestic political representation structures. After explaining the relationship between representation and political participation within the context of ethnic



mobilization, the book then evaluates representation structures and Roma participat