The Roma and Their Struggle for Identity in Contemporary Europe

The Roma and Their Struggle for Identity in Contemporary Europe
Title The Roma and Their Struggle for Identity in Contemporary Europe PDF eBook
Author Huub van Baar
Publisher Berghahn Books
Pages 366
Release 2020-02-03
Genre Social Science
ISBN 1789206421

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Thirty years after the collapse of Communism, and at a time of increasing anti-migrant and anti-Roma sentiment, this book analyses how Roma identity is expressed in contemporary Europe. From backgrounds ranging from political theory, postcolonial, cultural and gender studies to art history, feminist critique and anthropology, the contributors reflect on the extent to which a politics of identity regarding historically disadvantaged, racialized minorities such as the Roma can still be legitimately articulated.

Textures of Belonging

Textures of Belonging
Title Textures of Belonging PDF eBook
Author Andreea Racleș
Publisher Berghahn Books
Pages 223
Release 2021-07-16
Genre Social Science
ISBN 1800731388

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The longstanding European conception that Roma and non-Roma are separated by unambiguous socio-cultural distinctions has led to the construction of Roma as “non-belonging others.” Challenging this conception, Textures of Belonging explores how Roma negotiate and feel belonging at the everyday level. Inspired by material culture, sensorial anthropology, and human geography approaches, this book uses ethnographic research to examine the role of domestic material forms and their sensorial qualities in nurturing connections with people and places that transcend socio-political boundaries.

The Roma: a Minority in Europe

The Roma: a Minority in Europe
Title The Roma: a Minority in Europe PDF eBook
Author Roni Stauber
Publisher Central European University Press
Pages 220
Release 2007-01-01
Genre Social Science
ISBN 9789637326868

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The situation of the Roma in Europe, especially in the former communist states, is one of the more important human rights issues on the agenda of the international community, especially in the Euro-Atlantic bodies of integration. Within European states that have Roma populations there is a growing awareness that the matter must be confronted, and that there is a need for a concentrated effort to solve social problems and ease tensions between the Roma and the European nations among which they dwell. This volume is the result of an international conference held at Tel Aviv University in December 2002. The conference, one of the largest held among the academic community in the last decade, served as a unique forum for a multidisciplinary discussion on the past and present of the Roma in which both Roma and non-Roma scholars from various countries engaged.

The Roma in Romanian History

The Roma in Romanian History
Title The Roma in Romanian History PDF eBook
Author Viorel Achim
Publisher Central European University Press
Pages 238
Release 2004-08-01
Genre Social Science
ISBN 6155053936

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One of the greatest challenges during the enlargement process of the European Union towards the east is how the issue of the Roma or Gypsies is tackled. This ethnic minority group represents a much higher share by numbers, too, in some regions going above 20% of the population. This enormous social and political problem cannot be solved without proper historical studies like this book, the most comprehensive history of Gypsies in Romania. It is based on academic research, synthesizing the entire historical Romanian and foreign literature concerning this topic, and using lot of information from the archives. The main focus is laid on the events of the greatest consequence. Special attention is devoted to aspects linked to the long history of the Gypsies, such as slavery, the process of integration and assimilation into the majority population, as well as the marginalization of Gypsies, which has historic roots. The process of emancipation of Gypsies in the mid-19th century receives due treatment. The deportation of Gypsies to Transnistria during the Antonescu regime, between 1942-1944, is reconstructed in a special chapter. The closing chapters elaborate on the policy toward Gypsies in the decades after the Second World War that explain for the latest developments and for the situation of this population in today's Romania.

Roma Activism

Roma Activism
Title Roma Activism PDF eBook
Author Sam Beck
Publisher Berghahn Books
Pages 242
Release 2018-08-24
Genre Social Science
ISBN 1785339494

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Exploring contemporary debates and developments in Roma-related research and forms of activism, this volume argues for taking up reflexivity as practice in these fields, and advocates a necessary renewal of research sites, methods, and epistemologies. The contributors gathered here – whose professional trajectories often lie at the confluence between activism, academia, and policy or development interventions – are exceptionally well placed to reflect on mainstream practices in all these fields, and, from their particular positions, envision a reimagining of these practices.

The Romani Women's Movement

The Romani Women's Movement
Title The Romani Women's Movement PDF eBook
Author Angéla Kóczé
Publisher Routledge Research in Gender and Society
Pages 271
Release 2018-07-18
Genre Feminism
ISBN 9781138485099

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The lack of recognition of Romani gender politics in the wider Romani movement and the women¿s movements is accompanied by a scarcity of academic literature on Romani women¿s mobilization in wider social justice struggles and debates. The Romani Women¿s Movement highlights the role that Romani women¿s politics plays in shaping equality related discourses, policies, and movements in Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe. Presenting the diverse experiences and voices of Romani women activists, this volume reveals how they translate experiences of structural inequalities into political struggles by defining their own spaces of action; participating in formalized or less formal activist practices, and challenging the agendas and mechanisms of the established Romani and women¿s movements. Moving discourses on and of Romani women from the periphery of scholarly exchanges to the mainstream, the volume invites scholars and activists from different disciplines and movements to critically reflect on their engagements with particular social justice agendas. It will appeal to students, researchers and practitioners interested in fields such as social movements, gender equality, and social and ethnic justice.

The Sociology of W. E. B. Du Bois

The Sociology of W. E. B. Du Bois
Title The Sociology of W. E. B. Du Bois PDF eBook
Author José Itzigsohn
Publisher NYU Press
Pages 291
Release 2020-03-24
Genre Social Science
ISBN 1479804177

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The first comprehensive understanding of Du Bois for social scientists The Sociology of W. E. B. Du Bois provides a comprehensive introduction to the founding father of American sociological thought. Du Bois is now recognized as a pioneer of American scientific sociology and as someone who made foundational contributions to the sociology of race and to urban and community sociology. However, in this authoritative volume, noted scholars José Itzigsohn and Karida L. Brown provide a groundbreaking account of Du Bois’s theoretical contribution to sociology, or what they call the analysis of “racialized modernity.” Further, they examine the implications of developing a Du Boisian sociology for the practice of the discipline today. The full canon of Du Bois’s sociological works spans a lifetime of over ninety years in which his ideas evolved over much of the twentieth century. This broader and more systematic account of Du Bois’s contribution to sociology explores how his theories changed, evolved, and even developed to contradict earlier ideas. Careful parsing of seminal works provides a much needed overview for students and scholars looking to gain a better grasp of the ideas of Du Bois, in particular his understanding of racialized subjectivity, racialized social systems, and his scientific sociology. Further, the authors show that a Du Boisian sociology provides a robust analytical framework for the multilevel examination of individual-level processes—such as the formation of the self—and macro processes—such as group formation and mobilization or the structures of modernity—key concepts for a basic understanding of sociology.