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

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Trehan, Nidhi.
Sigona, Nando, 1975-
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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