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Shifting Responsibilities for EU Roma Citizens: The 2010 French affair on Roma evictions and expulsions continued. CEPS Paper in Liberty and Security in Europe No. 55, June 2013
Full text linkDespite the ultimatum delivered in October 2010 to the French government by Viviane Reding, Vice-President of the European Commission, to adapt its national immigration law ‘to the letter’ of the Citizens Directive 2004/38, the country has continued to evict and expel Romanian and Bulgarian nationals of Roma origin. This paper examines the state of affairs with respect to France’s policy on eviction and expulsion of Roma and assesses the way in which the controversy has developed and can be understood from the perspective of citizenship of the EU. On the basis of an examination of the subsequent responses by the European Commission and the EU member states involved, as well as of a recent bilateral agreement concluded between France and Romania on the reintegration of families of Romanian citizens belonging to the Roma minority who have exercised their freedom to move, the paper suggests that there has been a paradigm shift in the priorities driving EU policy responses and politics. This shift has led to an ethnicisation of citizenship of the Union, where ethnicity increasingly plays a decisive role in the allocation and attribution of responsibility to secure and safeguard the union freedoms
Narratives of social inclusion in the context of Roma school segregation
Full text linkDespite a series of judgements from the European Court of Human Rights and the enactment of the EU Racial Equality Directive, the educational segregation of Roma pupils persists in several European states. State action plans submitted pursuant to the European Framework for Roma Integration rarely provide clear targets and do not commit to inclusive schooling. Taking education as a principle indicator of social inclusion, this article identifies that structural inequality and entrenched discriminatory attitudes are the main obstacles to Roma inclusion. This can only be addressed through the diffusion of legal and social norms that mainstream equality. Focusing on the legal obligations, it is argued that the European Commission must be more decisive and effective in the enforcement of non-discrimination rules. A closer dialogue between the European Court of Human Rights and the EU institutions, grounded in a non-targeted social inclusion frame, could provide a platform for European consensus which may help to secure meaningful change
Gypsies, Roma, and Irish Travellers: Histories, Perceptions, and Representations, A Review. Project Workshop Summary.
No full textA workshop was held on 3 September 2012 at the University of Huddersfield to explore some of the issues raised by a review of academic literature on the history and representation of Romanies, Roma and Travellers in Britain
The 'Roma Problem' in the EU: Nomadism, (in)visible architectures and violence
No full textThis article argues that the ‘Roma problem’ in the EU is often translated into a ‘space problem’. The targeting of Roma spaces—camps, right to movement, Roma homes and palaces—ultimately challenges the Roma’s right to settlement and insures their invisibility. By turning its attention to the recent politics of Roma expulsions in France, this article seeks to better understand their implications by looking at: a) the relationship between the Roma’s sedentary vs. nomadic lifestyle; b) the Roma’s use of space to secure both visibility and invisibility; and c) the state’s problematic use of legal violence in order to control and police the Roma. The article strongly suggests that the Roma ‘space problem’ cannot be solved by attempts to either construct (settlement) or constrict (expulsion) Roma spaces by an outside authority, but rather through an acceptance of Roma’s temporary presence—even if it involves a long-term temporality—in camps ‘abroad’ and continued support for Roma communities ‘at home’
Some Europeans are more equal than others
No full textThe position of Roma migrants in the EU presents an anomaly which challenges the foundations of European Union law. As Union citizens, European migrants are entitled to freedom of movement and residence in Member States. Yet the rights intended to secure this position have been routinely and selectively denied to Roma migrants, leading to forced evictions and collective expulsions without regard t o European Law. As has been evidenced in the UK, Roma arrivals are viewed with particularly acute suspicion; a response which reflects their double stigmatization as both immigrant and Roma. At the same time, Roma migration from new Member States has expo sed a contradiction inherent in the citizenship project which strikes at the heart of the Union ’s human rights credentials. The degree of exclusion and inequality faced by Europe’s largest minority in all Member States is the most pressing internal human rights issue facing the EU. Yet the European institutions continue to lack a coherent response and defined strategy. The current European framework demanding National Action Plans is commendable in that it prevents individual states from abdicating responsibility for the situation of their Roma citizens. Nevertheless, the absence of clear targets, Roma engagement and European leadership, suggest that this strategy is doomed to failure offering little more than a distraction. In a Union predicated on, inter alia, the rule of law, respect for human rights and the protection of minorities, this detached position undermines the legitimacy of the entire citizenship project
Roma Women in Athenian Firms: Do They Face Wage Bias?
Full text linkIn the current study, we analyze the effect of having a Roma background on women's wages. By utilizing the Athens Area Study random sample (2007-08) drawn from 16 multiethnic municipalities in which Roma live, we estimate that 66.1% of the wage differential between Roma and non-Roma female workers cannot be explained by differences in observed characteristics. Prejudices against Roma women are discussed and appear to explain the wage gap found here. The occupational segregation of the Roma in low-paid jobs and employers' statistical motivations are also found to influence wages earned by Roma. This study concludes that there is a need for better implementations of existing laws, rules and regulations which would counter the discrimination of minority women in the labor market. In addition, a better means of assessing workers' skill may contribute to the reduction of wage discrimination, as well as, greater educational achievement would significantly boost the economic status of Roma women. In its use of a random Roma sample and multivariate analysis, this study is a methodological advancement over previous studies of Roma employment, and it could inspire new efforts to compare wages by Roma background.statistical theory, taste theory, Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition, labor discrimination, Roma, occupational segregation
Astronomia a Roma. Percorsi
No full textSono presentati alcuni luoghi di Roma nella loro peculiarità di luoghi legati alla storia dell'Astronomia e alla ricerca astronomica. Sono presentati alcuni elementi di astronomia di posizione e alcuni strumenti matematici e concreti per aiutare la comprensione dei luoghi nelle visite didattiche
European policies for social inclusion of Roma : Catch 22?
Full text linkThe article analyzes contemporary political discourses with regard to social inclusion of Roma on the basis of comparison with achievements and failures in the previous historical period of the communist rule in Eastern Europe. It argues that since the vast majority of the European Roma had lived in the past and continue living nowadays in the countries of Eastern Europe, no successful policy for their inclusion is possible without taking into account the experiences and outcomes of the actions for Roma integration in the socialist period. The experience from the times of socialism shows that successful policies are possible only in an appropriate socio-political context and only if accomplished within the mainstream approach. Against this background, the article scrutinizes the European Policies for Social Inclusion of Roma, and explains why they present a Catch 22 situation: There is a vicious cycle of problems which need to be solved; the solution requires a special policy for inclusion, however this policy stigmatizes Roma and sets them even more apart from the rest of society. Thus the vicious cycle of problems expands. The main point of the article is to propose an explanation of this failure of democracy and liberalism, which could constitute a useful lesson for the future.Peer reviewe
Roma nők helyzete Nagyhalászban
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Hallgató neve: Egri Éva
Tanszék: Debreceni Egyetem, Szociológia és Szociálpolitika Tanszék
Szak: Szociológia
Képzési forma: (BA)
Tagozat: ( nappali)
Szakdolgozat címe: A roma nők helyzete Nagyhalászban
Kulcsszavak: (a szakdolgozat témáját leginkább jellemző kulcsszavak, minimum 2) romák, roma nők helyzete, oktatási, munkaerő-piaci helyzet, nemi szerepek
Absztrakt: (A szakdolgozat rövid ismertetése 1000-1500 leütés terjedelemben szóközökkel együtt.)
Témavezető neve: Dr. Fényes Zsuzsanna Hajnalka
Szakdolgozat készítésének éve: 2014
Szakdolgozatom témája a roma nők életmódja, helyzete, kulturális szokásai. Kutatási kérdésem, hogy milyen a roma nők munkaerő-piaci helyzete és a gyerekvállalási szokásai. A dolgozat elméleti részében foglalkozom a romák oktatásbeli és munkaerőpiaci helyzetével, ezen belül is a roma nők helyzetével a szakirodalom alapján. Ebben a részben statisztikai adatokkal is próbálom szemléltetni a roma és nem roma tanulók iskolai arányait, a roma továbbtanulók arányát, a cigány háztartások háztáji tevékenységeit, a cigány férfiak, nők foglalkoztatottságát és a cigány népesség számát és arányát Nagyhalászban. A dolgozat empirikus része a nagyhalászi munkanélküli kisgyermekes roma nőkről szól, akiknek a mindennapjaiba is betekintést nyertem, a készített nyolc darab félig strukturált interjú alapján. Eredményeim szerint hátrányos helyzetük és rossz anyagi körülményeik ellenére, családi kötelékük erős. A fiatal cigány nőknek csak nagyon kis százaléka kap munkát, ami önbecsülésüket csorbítja. Nincs sok lehetőségük a kisvárosokban, és a falvakban. De a többség szeretne munkát vállalni a jövőben. A roma családok összetartó ereje a roma nő, irányító szerepet töltenek be.BKSzociológiaBSc/B
Presentazione della rubrica “Da Roma alla Terza Roma” della rivista "Index. Quaderni camerti di studi romanistica".
No full textRassegna delle Rubriche che la rivista Index dal 1995 ha dedicato ai Convegni Da Roma alla Terza Roma.Con un ritratto di Giorgio La Pir
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