Description: The Romani MovementMinority Politics and Ethnic Mobilization in Contemporary Central Europe Author(s): Peter Vermeersch Format: Paperback Publisher: Berghahn Books, United Kingdom Imprint: Berghahn Books ISBN-13: 9781845451028, 978-1845451028 Synopsis 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 populations of their host countries, the Roma have consequently become one of Europe?s greatest ?losers? in the transition towards democracy. Against this background, the author examines the recent attempts of the Roma in Central Europe and their supporters to form a political movement and to influence domestic and international politics. On the basis of first-hand observation and interviews with activists and politicians in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia, he analyzes connections between the evolving state policies towards the Roma and the recent history of Romani mobilization. In order to reach a better understanding of the movement?s dynamics at work, the author explores a number of theories commonly applied to the study of social movements and collective action.
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Book Title: The Romani Movement
Number of Pages: 280 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: The Romani Movement: Minority Politics and Ethnic Mobilization in Contemporary Central Europe
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Publication Year: 2007
Subject: Politics
Item Height: 229 mm
Item Weight: 463 g
Type: Textbook
Author: Peter Vermeersch
Subject Area: Social Organisations
Series: Ethnopolitics
Item Width: 152 mm
Format: Paperback
