Romani politics in contemporary Europe : poverty, ethnic mobilization, and the neoliberal order / / edited by Nando Sigona and Nidhi Trehan

• Pubblicazione: Basingstoke [England] ; ; New York, : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009
• Edizione: 1st ed. 2009.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (XXII, 309 p.)
• Disciplina: 323.1191/49704
• Soggetto topico: Romanies - Europe - Politics and government; Political participation - Europe; Romanies - Europe - Ethnic identity; Neoliberalism - Europe; Romanies - Europe - Economic conditions; Poverty - Europe
• Soggetto geografico: Europe Politics and government 1989-; Europe Ethnic relations
• Altri autori: TrehanNidhi SigonaNando <1975->
• 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 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Romani politics in contemporary Europe
• ISBN: 1-282-74342-2; 9786612743429; 0-230-28116-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910814922203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II