From Victimhood to Citizenship
From Victimhood to Citizenship
The Path of Roma Integration. A Debate
Contributor(s): Will Guy (Editor)
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Civil Society, Inter-Ethnic Relations, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment, EU-Legislation, Sociology of Law
Published by: Kossuth Kiadó Zt.
Keywords: gyipsies; roma integration;
Summary/Abstract: The three essays we are presenting here for discussion may prove contentious in some readers’ eyes. they trigger a fundamental discussion on the self-image of the roma activists, and the goals they should be pursuing in the future. they sow seeds of doubt as to whether the roma movement is on the right track, and they are doing this, moreover, at a time when the eu commission, the eu member states are tasked with developing action plans for roma inclusion. nicolae Gheorghe welcomes the development options created by the eu’s initiative. he writes: ‘For the first time in history, roma have prospects of reflecting and playing an active part in bringing about social change. the role of roma opinion-makers is to suggest new approaches, focusing on integration rather than on being victims.’ But then, in the course of his argument, he calls for a moratorium: no more payments from the eu before a new strategy has emerged – an ethically grounded action scenario
- Print-ISBN-13: 978-963-097-566-7
- Page Count: 204
- Publication Year: 2013
- Language: English
The Price of Roma Integration
The Price of Roma Integration
(The Price of Roma Integration)
- Author(s):András Bíró
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Inter-Ethnic Relations, Identity of Collectives
- Page Range:11-40
- No. of Pages:30
- Summary/Abstract:This essay is offered as a contribution to a dialogue of engaged and like-minded individuals, roma and non-roma alike. in particular it concerns the future of the integration of this transnational community into a globalised world. As i have been entrusted with the far from easy task of kicking off this dialogue, i feel an obligation to state my biases at the outset, with the proviso that the conclusions i may have reached are nothing else but hypotheses based on empirical experience with no claim to be objective or scientific. therefore they are open to debate, correction, rejection or in the best case, to being taken into account. Moreover i apologise in advance to my roma readers if, in its arguments or hypotheses, this essay may hurt their sensitivities or feelings, since its motivation is to unveil some of the reasons for pervasive prejudices and not to justify them.
- Price: 4.50 €
Choices to be made and Prices to be Paid: Potential Roles and Consequences in Roma Activism and Policy-making
Choices to be made and Prices to be Paid: Potential Roles and Consequences in Roma Activism and Policy-making
(Choices to be made and Prices to be Paid: Potential Roles and Consequences in Roma Activism and Policy-making)
- Author(s):Nicolae Gheorghe
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Governance, Inter-Ethnic Relations
- Page Range:41-99
- No. of Pages:59
- Summary/Abstract:The time has come to suggest some serious changes in roma civil society. this paper is written as a response to the compelling need for a language that goes beyond political correctness and challenges the assumptions of liberal human rights discourse. recent polemics over roma integration are mingled with a reluctance to address ‘touchy’ or ‘risky’ issues – sometimes even ‘taboos’ – by those who strive to defend the rights of roma or by roma themselves. We need to forge a new language, based on a frank and critical revision of previous approaches, to understand the origins of this crisis and move forward.
- Price: 4.50 €
Integration and the Politicisation of Roma Identity
Integration and the Politicisation of Roma Identity
(Integration and the Politicisation of Roma Identity)
- Author(s):Martin Kovats
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Inter-Ethnic Relations
- Page Range:101-128
- No. of Pages:28
- Summary/Abstract:This essay seeks to develop debate about the relationship between these two kinds of ‘integration’. It argues that, as a new political identity, roma has been relatively easy to integrate in mainstream politics, both intellectually and institutionally. However, this successful ‘integration’ has, on the whole, not led to the other kind of ‘integration’. Indeed, the very emergence and expansion of roma as an explicit political identity has had an ambiguous affect on the social and economic status of most ‘roma’ people.
- Price: 4.50 €
Workshop Debates
Workshop Debates
(Workshop Debates)
- Contributor(s):András Bíró (Editor)
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Inter-Ethnic Relations, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment, Politics and Identity
- Page Range:129-195
- No. of Pages:67
- Summary/Abstract:The main purpose of this whole endeavour has been to stimulate dialogue between activists, intellectuals and commentators. encouraging this dialogue has been in the forefront of the initiators’ minds from the very start. For this reason it was decided to extend the discussion beyond the initial debate between the authors of the three essays through the medium of print as far as possible. Consequently a number of activists and intellectuals were invited to offer a short response to the essays in preparation for fuller discussion at a follow-up workshop. brief extracts from these comments are included as text boxes accompanying the edited transcript of the workshop proceedings. Roma and non-roma with similar interests in developing the current level of discourse surrounding roma took part in a workshop held near bucharest in the autumn of 2011. The first day allowed participants to clarify points with the authors and engage in preliminary discussions, while the second day’s proceedings – which were recorded and subsequently transcribed – were devoted to more focused debate on what had been identified as key topics.
- Price: 4.50 €
Values, Leadership, Power
Values, Leadership, Power
(Values, Leadership, Power)
- Author(s):Željko Jovanović
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Inter-Ethnic Relations, Politics and Identity
- Page Range:197-203
- No. of Pages:7
- Summary/Abstract:These thoughts are a reflection upon the writings of András Bíró, Nicolae Gheorghe and Martin Kovacs. But they are also a response to views expressed during the two days of debate among participants at the workshop. The authors who initiated the interactive creation of this book have put forward insightful and challenging views. Like András Bíró, in his preface to the edited account of the workshop discussions, I do not see the purpose of this book as producing a straightforward ‘answer’ to the multiple and complex problems confronting roma. Instead the authors intended to open up a further debate or series of debates as a way of clarifying what might be the most productive strategies for roma and those concerned with issues surrounding them. I hope that this book will stimulate critical reflection and, following this, encourage incisive action.
- Price: 4.50 €
