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Record Nr.

UNINA9910955441703321

Titolo

Romani Politics in Contemporary Europe : Poverty, Ethnic Mobilization, and the Neoliberal Order / / edited by N. Sigona, N. Trehan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2009

ISBN

9786612743429

9781282743427

1282743422

9780230281165

0230281168

Edizione

[1st ed. 2009.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XXII, 309 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

TrehanNidhi

SigonaNando <1975->

Disciplina

323.1191/49704

Soggetti

Social policy

Race

Political sociology

Human rights

Europe - Politics and government

Sociology

Social Policy

Race and Ethnicity Studies

Political Sociology

Human Rights

European Politics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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 Viktoria Mohacsi -- The limits of rights-based discourse in Romani women's activism : the gender dimension in Romani politics / Angela Kocze -- The Romani movement in Romania : institutionalization and (de)mobilization / Iulius Rostas -- Social unrest in Slovakia 2004 : Romani reaction to neoliberal 'reforms' / Martin Marusak 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 Macias -- 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-a-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.

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines experiences of Romani political participation in eastern and western Europe, providing an understanding of the emerging political space that over 8 million Romani citizens occupy within the EU, and addressing issues related to the socio-political circumstances of Romani communities within European countries.