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Romani Politics in Contemporary Europe : Poverty, Ethnic Mobilization, and the Neoliberal Order / edited by N. Sigona, N. Trehan.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social policy.
- Race.
- Political sociology.
- Human rights.
- Europe--Politics and government.
- Europe.
- Sociology.
- Social Policy.
- Race and Ethnicity Studies.
- Political Sociology.
- Human Rights.
- European Politics.
- Local Subjects:
- Social Policy.
- Race and Ethnicity Studies.
- Political Sociology.
- Human Rights.
- European Politics.
- Sociology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (XXII, 309 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2009.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786612743429
- 9781282743427
- 1282743422
- 9780230281165
- 0230281168
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