Romani politics in contemporary Europe : poverty, ethnic mobilization, and the neoliberal order /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Basingstoke [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
Description:	xxii, 309 p. ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	European Union. European Union. Romanies -- Europe -- Politics and government. Political participation -- Europe. Romanies -- Europe -- Ethnic identity. Neoliberalism -- Europe. Romanies -- Europe -- Economic conditions. Poverty -- Europe. Ethnic relations. Neoliberalism. Political participation. Politics and government Poverty. Romanies -- Economic conditions. Romanies -- Ethnic identity. Romanies -- Politics and government. Europe -- Politics and government -- 1989- Europe -- Ethnic relations. Europe.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7995482

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Other authors / contributors:	Trehan, Nidhi. Sigona, Nando, 1975-
ISBN:	9780230516625 (hbk.) 0230516629 (hbk.)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"This book brings to light existing experiences of Romani political participation in both Eastern and Western Europe, and contributes to a more nuanced empirical and theoretical understanding of the emerging political space that over 8 million Romani citizens occupy within an expanding European Union"--Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents:

List of Figures and Tables
Foreword
Preface and Acknowledgements
Notes on Contributors
List of Abbreviations
1. Introduction: Romani Politics in Neoliberal Europe
Part 1. The Romani Political Space in Europe
2. EU Initiatives on Roma: Limitations and Ways Forward
3. The Romani Subaltern within Neoliberal European Civil Society: NGOization of Human Rights and Silent Voices
4. Beyond Boundaries? Comparing the Construction of the Political Categories 'Gypsies' and 'Roma' Before and After EU Enlargement
5. Romani Political Mobilization from the First International Romani Union Congress to the European Roma, Sinti and Travellers Forum
6. Contentious Politics in Europe: Experiences of Desegregation Policy in Hungary and the Push for an EU-Level Strategy on Romani Integration
7. The Limits of Rights-Based Discourse in Romani Women's Activism: The Gender Dimension in Romani Politics
Part 2. Domestic Perspectives
8. The Romani Movement in Romania: Institutionalization and (De)mobilization
9. Social Unrest in Slovakia 2004: Romani Reaction to Neoliberal 'Reforms'
10. Being Roma Activists in Post-Independence Kosovo
11. Spanish Gitanos, Romani Migrants and European Roma Identity: (Reunification or Self-Affirmation?
12. New Labour's Policies and Their Effectiveness for the Provision of Sites for Gypsies and Travellers in England
13. The 'Problema Nomadi' vis-à-vis the Political Participation of Roma and Sinti at the Local Level in Italy
Conclusion: A 'People's Europe' for Romani Citizens?
Index

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