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

• Pubblicazione: London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2009
• Edizione: 1st ed. 2009.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (XXII, 309 p.)
• Disciplina: 323.1191/49704
• Soggetto topico: Social policy; Race; Political sociology; Human rights; Europe - Politics and government; Sociology; Social Policy; Race and Ethnicity Studies; Political Sociology; Human Rights; European Politics
• 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 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Romani Politics in Contemporary Europe
• ISBN: 9786612743429; 9781282743427; 1282743422; 9780230281165; 0230281168
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910955441703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II