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The Romani Movement : Minority Politics and Ethnic Mobilization in Contemporary Central Europe
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Vermeersch, Peter.
- Series:
- Ethnopolitics
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Romanies--Europe, Eastern--Government relations--20th century.
- Romanies--Europe, Eastern--Government relations--21st century.
- Romanies--Europe, Eastern--Politics and government--20th century.
- Romanies--Europe, Eastern--Politics and government--21st century.
- Eastern Europe.
- Local Subjects:
- Romanies--Europe, Eastern--Government relations--20th century.
- Romanies--Europe, Eastern--Government relations--21st century.
- Romanies--Europe, Eastern--Politics and government--20th century.
- Romanies--Europe, Eastern--Politics and government--21st century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (276 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Berghahn Books, 2007.
- Summary:
- The collapse of communism and the process of state building that ensued in the 1990s have highlighted the existence of significant minorities in many European states, particularly in Central Europe. In this context, the growing plight of Europe's biggest minority, the Roma (Gypsies), has been particularly salient. Traditionally dispersed, possessing few resources and devoid of a common "kin state" to protect their interests, the Roma have often suffered from widespread exclusion and institutionalized discrimination. Politically underrepresented and lacking popular support amongst the wider
- Contents:
- Series Page; Titles Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1 Identities, Interests, and Ethnic Mobilization; Chapter 2 The Development of Minority Policies in Central Europe; Chapter 3 Ethnic Politics from Below; Chapter 4 The Power of Framing; Chapter 5 International Responses; Chapter 6 The Romani Movement in Theoretical Perspective; Notes; References; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-255) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780857456786
- 0857456784
- OCLC:
- 875098642
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