Romani Politics in Contemporary Europe: Poverty, Ethnic Mobilization,
and the Neoliberal Order
Edited by Nando Sigona (Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford)
and Nidhi Trehan (University College London)
Palgrave Macmillan
Europe in the last two decades has gone through unprecedented political,
social, and economic transformations. The restructuring of post-WWII
welfare systems, the disintegration of Yugoslavia through a series of
fratricidal wars, the rise of racist and nationalist movements, and the
enlargement of NATO and the EU to include former socialist countries
after the end of the Cold War characterize this period. The new
geopolitical order has affirmed a neoliberal economic doctrine
throughout Europe. A by-product of this phenomenon has been increasing
marginalization of groups which do not 'fit' the new socio-economic
regime. Amongst them are millions of Roma, for whom chronic unemployment
and social exclusion have become the norm. As a response to their
increasing social marginalization, human and minority rights discourses
and regimes have emerged, alongside an embryonic Romani political movement.
This book sheds light on experiences of political participation of
Romani citizens in both Eastern and Western Europe, thus contributing to
a deeper understanding of the political space that Roma occupy in states
within an enlarged EU. The contributors are leading activists,
politicians, and scholars involved in critical debates and policy making
vis-ŕ-vis Romani citizens. The book analyzes key political experiences
and debates salient for the European Union, as well as implications for
other ethnic minorities in Europe. It also offers new perspectives on
core issues and paradoxes surrounding Romani political participation and
mobilisation at the EU, national, and local levels, including case
studies from both Eastern and Western Europe.
Foreword by Professor Etienne Balibar, University of Paris X (Nanterre)
and University of California (Irvine)
'The chapters in this book break new ground in addressing head on the
challenges faced by Romanies today, and should be in the library of
everyone concerned with establishing diversity and harmony in the New
European societies.' Professor Ian F. Hancock, Director, The Romani
Archives and Documentation Center (RADOC), University of Texas at Austin
(USA)
'This book is an original and crucial intervention in various fields of
scholarship. Decolonizing the coloniality of power experienced by Roma
people should be part of the broad project of decolonizing Europe!'
Professor Ramon Grosfoguel, University of California at Berkeley (USA)
and Senior Research Associate, Maison des Science de l'Homme in Paris
(France)
The introduction ‘Romani Politics in Neoliberal Europe’, written by the
editors of this book, is available as a free download sample chapter:
http://www.palgrave.com/products/title.aspx?pid=277558
For more information, please email [log in to unmask] or call
+44(0)1865 281703.
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