Romanies in Slovakia on the Eve of the Millennium – A Social or an Ethnic Problem?
Romanies in Slovakia on the Eve of the Millennium – A Social or an Ethnic Problem?
Author(s): Michal VašečkaSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Nomos Verlag
Keywords: Roma in Slovakia; Roma minority; gypsies;
Summary/Abstract: The crucial question is whether the so-called “Roma problem” is of an ethnic or a social character. The author argues that, in post-communist central European countries, it is increasingly becoming more of a social and less of an ethnic problem. At the same time, I would argue that Roma have become a special social minority overlapping the underclass, rather than a national or an ethnic minority.
Journal: SEER - South-East Europe Review for Labour and Social Affairs
- Issue Year: 1999
- Issue No: 01
- Page Range: 47-53
- Page Count: 7
- Language: English