• There is a high rate of poverty and deprivation, with more than 18% of the population, and more than 22% of children at risk of poverty or social exclusion. (sos-childrensvillages.org)
  • Roma are disproportionally affected, with more 65% at risk of poverty and social exclusion and more than 45% experiencing severe material deprivation. (sos-childrensvillages.org)
  • While they represent a smaller proportion of the population in the west, they also face problems with social exclusion, marginalisation and discrimination. (europa.eu)
  • The EU framework provides an opportunity for all stakeholders, at all levels, to join forces with the EU population in general and the Roma population in particular in order to put an end to the exclusion of more than 10 million European citizens, which we can no longer afford for the future. (europa.eu)
  • Inclusion Health is a field which seeks to prevent and address the health and social inequalities experienced by groups of people at risk of or living with extremely poor health as a result of poverty, marginalisation, multi-morbidity and social exclusion. (gypsy-traveller.org)
  • However, the term is widely used to refer to populations at the sharp edge of health inequalities as a result of social exclusion and stigmatisation. (gypsy-traveller.org)
  • Exclusion of Roma in the process of research silences their voices and contributes to incomplete, flawed findings that often reinforce stereotypes. (ceeol.com)
  • ROMACT supported the City Hall of Moinesti with 4649 €, reaching 80+ students to improve living conditions for families at risk of social exclusion and to facilitate their access to community services of public interest. (coe-romact.org)
  • Gender, social exclusion, institutional discrimination, the intersectional nature of crimes and effects, (social) media influence and public perception are all key themes that figure in the volume. (anthempress.com)
  • Gender, social exclusion, institutional discrimination, the intersectional nature of these crimes and effects, (social) media influence and public perception were also prominent aspects of the presentations and ensuing deliberations. (anthempress.com)
  • Processes of socialization, ethnicity, and gender restrict young Ciganos' participation in education and formal labor markets, which increases their vulnerability to marginalization and exclusion in society. (cogitatiopress.com)
  • According to the National Plan for Roma Inclusion for the period 2021-2027, members of the Roma national minority face specific problems, including: exclusion from social and cultural life, low level of participation in general policies and activities at the level of local communities. (rirock.hr)
  • They face discrimination and marginalization, and therefore are one of the most vulnerable groups in the country. (sos-childrensvillages.org)
  • Roma families face discrimination and marginalization in all aspects of social life. (sos-childrensvillages.org)
  • The 1.2 million euro housing projects, which were funded from the Kosovo Consolidated Budget, are particularly aimed at helping communities facing discrimination and marginalization. (unhcr.org)
  • Last month this House adopted the Járóka Report on an EU strategy on Roma inclusion. (europa.eu)
  • Nine years ago, governments of eight countries gathered in Sofia, Bulgaria to declare a "Decade of Roma Inclusion" and pledged to undertake a concerted effort to address the socio-economic disparity between Roma and non-Roma, as well as the persistent discrimination facing Roma in all facets of daily life. (aljazeera.com)
  • The groups originally defined under the term "Inclusion Health" include Gypsies, Roma and Travellers, people experiencing homelessness, vulnerable migrants and sex workers. (gypsy-traveller.org)
  • This article presents reflections on Roma inclusion in the context of intra-European mobility. (mysciencework.com)
  • 3.3 A few good practices in Roma social inclusion. (123dok.org)
  • 3.5 The role of the Roma in their own social inclusion. (123dok.org)
  • 4.3 The role of other international organizations and the future prospects of Roma inclusion policies. (123dok.org)
  • The Joint Action Plan for Roma Inclusion was adopted by the Local Council in February 2022. (coe-romact.org)
  • As the keynote speaker of the EPP Group, MEP Lívia Járóka reminded that the incoherent, weak and in many cases fake inclusion programmes of the past twenty years had proved completely inadequate for fostering social inclusion and that the obvious failures had also directed the responsibility at Roma communities themselves, despite several studies showing that in some cases less than 10% of all Roma inclusion assets had reached their target group. (galkinga.hu)
  • According to her, Roma inclusion had become a massive economic burden that the actors throughout Europe wished to get rid of by loading it on each other's shoulders, or even worse: a political mace that parties would hit each other with, should their selfish and short-term interests demand so. (galkinga.hu)
  • This core text offers students an accessible foundation to the topics of diversity, inclusion and marginalisation. (sagepub.com)
  • With key chapters bringing attention to less cited marginalised groups such as transgender children, children with mental health conditions and looked after children, the author critically analyses the difficulties and challenges of inclusive ideology in practice, the role of mass media in reinforcing prejudice and examines theoretical frameworks and concepts related to marginalisation, inclusion and diversity. (sagepub.com)
  • As member of the Decade of Roma Inclusion the Slovak government has set the target to raise the number of Roma enrolled in upper secondary education. (eera-ecer.de)
  • Despite great goals for the Decade of Roma Inclusion 2005-2015, there has been no major change in the educational situation of young Roma in the past 10 years. (eera-ecer.de)
  • Roma Inclusion Working Papers. (eera-ecer.de)
  • 2005. National Action Plan of the Slovak Republic Regarding the Decade of Roma Inclusion 2005-2015. (eera-ecer.de)
  • 2012. Policy Advice on the Integration of Roma in the Slovak Republic Employment and Social Protection, Financial Inclusion, Education, Housing, Health, Monitoring and Evaluation, EU Financing. (eera-ecer.de)
  • The Wheel of Inclusion is a partnership project of the association Ri Rock and the Roma Youth Organization of Croatia. (rirock.hr)
  • There is a lot of (EU) money spent on Roma inclusion, but it can easily be misused and expended inappropriately. (studylib.net)
  • WASHINGTON - "The wall in Usti nad Labem is a symbol of intolerance and racism against Roma that cannot be allowed to stand in today's Europe," said Commission Chairman Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), following the construction of a wall between Roma and non-Roma residents in the Czech city of Usti nad Labem on Wednesday (October 13). (csce.gov)
  • Friends, Families and Travellers is a leading national charity that works to end racism and discrimination against Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people and to protect the right to pursue a nomadic way of life. (gypsy-traveller.org)
  • In fact, today should also remind us that marginalisation, racism and anti-Semitism are still everyday experiences for large numbers of people. (admin.ch)
  • Throughout her academic career, Enikő's research and publications focused on nationalism and identity policies, gender relations and feminism, social-territorial marginalization of Roma and racism, urban development and housing, real estate development and the formation of capitalism in Romania. (ubbcluj.ro)
  • This number is remarkable, considering how few Roma have actually migrated to France: An estimated 20,000 Roma migrants in a country of 65.5 million people. (aljazeera.com)
  • It begins with accounts of visits to two religious actors running centres providing humanitarian assistance, social services, and opportunities to exercise religion to Roma and other migrants in Oslo, Norway: the Lutheran Church City Mission welcoming Rom. (mysciencework.com)
  • In addition to her academic work, she has worked with non-governmental organisations on projects that focused on Roma migrants' experiences with healthcare services in the UK. (leeds.ac.uk)
  • The data are devastating: Across Central and Southeast Europe, 90 percent of Roma live in poverty. (aljazeera.com)
  • Even though in the UK, many Roma have managed to live in better economic conditions than they did in Central Europe, they still experience job precarity, poverty or marginalisation and dealing with the British state is unpredictable due to years of austerity measures and the 'hostile environment' policy adopted by the British government after 2010. (leeds.ac.uk)
  • Poverty can be thus seen as a cause as well as a consequence of low education, creating so a vicious circle of marginalization of many Roma in Slovakia. (eera-ecer.de)
  • Despite the prosperity promised by the Housing Development Administration, apartments built in place of the demolished neighborhood have ended up serving nothing more than social inequality, poverty, and infrastructural problems. (lahorebiennale.org)
  • Poverty is the biggest issue that Roma face in Turkey and it plays a negative role in exercise of many civil, political, economic and social rights, including in access to education, housing, health services, employment and social benefits. (minorityrights.org)
  • This poverty is further excarbated by widespread discriminatory attitudes towards Roma. (minorityrights.org)
  • 15. The Committee is concerned at persistent reports of discrimination and abuses including violent attacks and abuses against Roma and other ethnic minorities, migrant workers, foreign nationals, and others targeted because of their identity or social marginalization, including the death in custody of a number of Roma in Kazan and Pskov in 2005-2011. (icj.org)
  • Take effective measures to ensure the protection of all persons at risk, including Roma, persons belonging to ethnic minorities, migrant workers, LGBT persons and foreign nationals, including through enhanced monitoring. (icj.org)
  • Publicly condemn attacks against Roma, ethnic and other minorities, migrant workers, and LGBT persons and other persons at risk, and organize awareness-raising campaigns, including among the police, promoting tolerance and respect for diversity. (icj.org)
  • Minorities are an important element of cultural and social diversity in Switzerland. (admin.ch)
  • Mistakenly identified as mixed descendants of the Roma people, they possess a little-known distinct identity that, like other minorities, has endured marginalization and the burden of societal prejudices. (sergirugrand.com)
  • Very often, people are unaware that they have minorities in their countries and frequently take Roma for immigrants, and not as co-nationals. (studylib.net)
  • Mr President, Honourable Members, the socio-economic situation of Roma is at the top of the EU agenda. (europa.eu)
  • 1.3 The socio-economic conditions of the Roma in Europe: common features and main differences. (123dok.org)
  • The socio-economic practices of the Roma in Romania in the context of industrial relations and uneven territorial development", in short, PECWORK, looks at the great economic, political and social processes that create the living conditions in which people live their daily lives. (ubbcluj.ro)
  • The socio-economic practices of Romanian Roma in the context of changing industrial relations and uneven territorial development. (ubbcluj.ro)
  • While the Romani populations of Western and Central Europe faced severe legal persecution in the 15th and 16th century, the diets of Hungary and Transylvania did not pass any anti-Roma legislation during this period. (wikipedia.org)
  • The article argues that the persistent persecution of Roma, reflected in social policy, cannot be understood without reference to long-term social processes which shape the nature of the asymmetric power relations between Roma and non-Roma. (hud.ac.uk)
  • The experience of Central European Roma of long history of economic and political marginalization and persecution has been well documented and has contributed to the increase in the mobility of Roma to countries in Western Europe, including the UK, since the expansion of the European Union in 2004. (leeds.ac.uk)
  • The failures of social policy for the Roma in Europe", Modern Italy, vol. 8, no. 2, p. 203-18. (org.ro)
  • Wacquant's theoretical concept of the 'ghetto' is then drawn upon to show how the manifestations of stigmatization for the stigmatized are at once psychological, social and spatial. (hud.ac.uk)
  • The article concludes that, while existing research focused on policy and outcomes is useful in understanding the negative contemporary experiences of Roma populations, they need to be understood in the context of wider social processes and historical continuities in seeking to elucidate how these processes shape policies and contribute to social and spatial marginalization. (hud.ac.uk)
  • Europe's Roma minority continues to be marginalised and ignored by state institutions and the rest of society. (aljazeera.com)
  • In the last two years, as the Eurozone crisis worsens, Slovakia seems to be scapegoating its precarious minority of Roma-the ethnic group better known as Gypsies. (vice.com)
  • The Roma Community across Europe has been estimated to consist of more than 10 million people: it is the biggest minority group in the EU. (123dok.org)
  • And one that also contributes to a cultural shift among Roma, from a cluster of closed, defensive and disparate communities to an open, self-aware and integrated European minority' - Járóka concluded. (galkinga.hu)
  • The second speaker, Mr.Valeriu Nicolae, focused exclusively on Roma minority issues. (studylib.net)
  • Structural inequalities in social determinants of health such as housing and employment have contributed to COVID-19's impact on deprived communities, including many ethnic minority communities. (bvsalud.org)
  • To compare (1) how the UK government's "social distancing" restrictions and guidance were perceived and implemented by ethnic minority populations compared to white populations, (2) the impact of restrictions and guidance upon these groups. (bvsalud.org)
  • Harmful social norms, inadequate sexual education and a lack of youth-friendly health services have resulted in an environment where 30% of children under 14 years have had sexual relationships. (sos-usa.org)
  • It was launched with the aim of improving media representation of the Roma community and other vulnerable groups in order to reduce the effect of inadequate media representation on the marginalization of Roma and to introduce positive change within the community. (rirock.hr)
  • Diversity and Marginalisation in Childhood is a work of critical inclusive education. (sagepub.com)
  • One critical barrier to integration of Roma within the education system, is that the curriculum does not refer to Roma and their culture and does not itself promote diversity. (minorityrights.org)
  • Roma and Travellers living in western EU countries are less often in the limelight than those living in central, eastern and southern EU countries. (europa.eu)
  • These country sheets present findings from the survey conducted by FRA in 2019 covering Roma and Travellers populations in Belgium, France, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom. (europa.eu)
  • The survey included interviews with almost 4,700 Roma and Travellers, collecting information on more than 8,200 individuals living in their households. (europa.eu)
  • Often living in substandard and overcrowded housing conditions, Roma and Travellers face an increased risk of contracting COVID-19. (europa.eu)
  • FRA's 2019 survey on Roma and Travellers in Belgium, France, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom interviewed almost 4 700 Roma and Travellers, collecting information on more than 8 200 individuals living in their households. (europa.eu)
  • This report presents findings from FRA's 2019 survey on Roma and Travellers in Belgium, France, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom. (europa.eu)
  • Even in Sweden, with its progressive social welfare policies and its defence of the rights of Roma throughout Europe, news emerged in 2013 of a police database of 4741 "travellers" , most of them Roma or persons linked to Roma, ostensibly compiled as a crime prevention practice. (aljazeera.com)
  • However, a very recent event exemplifies perfectly how deep-rooted the negative prejudices are: Diana Nyman, the chairman of the Roma Council in Gothenburg, was invited by the Swedish government to deliver a speech at the release of the white paper on discrimination of Roma and travellers in Sweden and she was placed in a four-star hotel in Stockholm. (aljazeera.com)
  • So, about my fieldwork, I did my fieldwork in Baia Mare in the summer of 2021 and the spring of 2022, and I primarily focused on Roma communities like Pirita and Craica where I talked with people with a history of migration. (ubbcluj.ro)
  • Environmental-Social-Governance Preferences and the Holding of Crypto-Assets ," EERI Research Paper Series EERI RP 2022/07, Economics and Econometrics Research Institute (EERI), Brussels. (repec.org)
  • Launched in 2020, after the breakout of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the program aimed to enable LGBTI groups and organisations to develop long-term responses to underlying causes of inequalities and oppression, which increase the vulnerability and marginalisation of LGBTI people, especially in times of crisis. (ilga-europe.org)
  • Adam Formby is Senior Lecturer at the University of Lincoln with an interest in the sociology and social policy of youth and works in several areas which include widening participation, education-to-work transitions, work and 'precarity', youth policy, youth justice and youth subcultures (i.e. memorialisation of video games). (anthempress.com)
  • We are delighted to welcome Dr Markéta Doležalová of the School of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Leeds to present at the School Research Seminar. (leeds.ac.uk)
  • She is currently an ESRC Postdoctoral Fellow in the School of Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Leeds. (leeds.ac.uk)
  • A high percentage of these come from Roma and Sinti backgrounds. (sos-childrensvillages.org)
  • We urge the government of Turkey to take measures to strengthen cooperation with the Roma and Sinti contact point of the OSCE and develop further effective programmes of cooperation with Roma CSOs in order to address these critical challenges. (minorityrights.org)
  • Thanks to No One Left Behind, a number of organisations in Europe and Central Asia mapped the ways in which social and economic inequalities affect the livelihoods of LGBTI people, in particular when these are aggravated by a crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic. (ilga-europe.org)
  • For some communities, these impacts will be disproportionate, with those communities experiencing inequalities, marginalisation or discrimination facing specific challenges. (bvsalud.org)
  • CONCLUSIONS: The findings indicate LGBQ+ communities' wellbeing inequalities have been compounded by the social distancing restrictions, for example, by impacts on social networks increasing loneliness. (bvsalud.org)
  • When I say that, I of course have in mind a two-way process which requires a change in the mindset of the majority of our European citizens and of members of the Roma communities. (europa.eu)
  • Life expectancy in Roma communities is 10-15 years less than in non-Roma communities, with many Roma lacking access to insurance and health care. (aljazeera.com)
  • they were much more interested in their patrols against the Roma communities. (warscapes.com)
  • Some communities, like the Saami and Roma, are increasingly recognised in Swedish human rights policy as suffering from marginalisation and discrimination. (blogspot.com)
  • Roma communities in Eastern Europe have long experienced socio-political and religious marginalization, a current phenomenon resulting from complex factors spanning over centuries. (mysciencework.com)
  • 1.1 Who are the Roma in Europe: internal differences between the Roma Communities. (123dok.org)
  • Throughout Europe no precise data exist on the dimension on the Roma Communities: in many countries ethnic registration is forbidden, while in others official statistics contain no information on ethnicity or self-identification. (123dok.org)
  • Throughout Europe the Roma community is composed of several communities differentiated by settlement model, culture and religion, legal status, language, and period of migration. (123dok.org)
  • We need a strategy which tackles the hopeless marginalization of the most vulnerable communities, which is the root of social tensions and economic migration. (galkinga.hu)
  • An estimated 10% of Bulgaria's population consists of Roma communities. (sos-usa.org)
  • From a divided, segregated education system, to access to employment linked to political affiliation, patronage or loyalty, to unequal social protection depending on the place where ones resides, to marginalization still faced by many people who returned to their place of origin after the conflict, Roma communities, and people with disabilities. (un.org)
  • Wonderland , exhibited at LB01, documents the anger, resistance, and hope voiced by a group of youths from the Sulukule neighborhood of Istanbul that has been the home of Roma communities for the past six centuries. (lahorebiennale.org)
  • It is the fruit of a series of presentations that were delivered for the (In)justice International Workshops 2021 by a variety of commentators, ranging from eminent academics, students at all levels of study, practitioners within the fields of social work and 'live experience' alongside victims, esteemed barristers and social justice activists. (anthempress.com)
  • Prema Nacionalnom planu za uključivanje Roma za razdoblje od 2021. (rirock.hr)
  • The next item is the declaration by the Commission on the EU framework for coordinating national Roma integration strategies. (europa.eu)
  • Madam President, I am presenting, together with my colleague, László Andor, the decision which the Commission has taken to present a new framework for national Roma integration strategies. (europa.eu)
  • Parliament, with support from across the whole political spectrum - and I would like to underline this - has drawn attention to the urgency of promoting the integration of Roma, through its recently adopted resolution on the EU Roma strategy. (europa.eu)
  • We all know that the primary responsibility for the integration of Roma lies with the Member States. (europa.eu)
  • This monitoring mechanism will ensure that the national Roma strategies are implemented, that money intended for Roma integration reaches its final beneficiaries, and that there is progress towards achieving the Roma integration goals. (europa.eu)
  • And today, the Commission adopted a Communication on an EU Framework for national Roma integration strategies. (europa.eu)
  • Both documents make significant contributions to the wider debate on Roma, and will feed into the conclusions to be adopted at the next Council meeting of Employment and Social Affairs Ministers on 19 May, which will be exclusively devoted to the integration of Roma. (europa.eu)
  • The collapse of Communism and the integration to countries of the former Communist bloc to the EU expanded the rights of EU citizens to millions more, including Roma. (aljazeera.com)
  • Clough Marinaro, I. (2003), "Integration or marginalization? (org.ro)
  • The rise of evangelical and Pentecostal movements among the Roma over the last decades have contributed to social uplift and more integration in certain contexts. (mysciencework.com)
  • Rather than a single process, integration has been examined as multiple processes taking place in differing domains (for which various groupings of economic, social and cultural 'dimensions' have been proposed). (springeropen.com)
  • The Danish anthropologist Mikkel Rytter has argued ( 2018 ) that social scientists should go further and abandon the concept of integration all together. (springeropen.com)
  • A voluntary consultant for several foundations, working with Roma children in Pazardzhik with the purpose of integration of the children in schools and support of their development. (glc-teachdemocracy2.org)
  • Di Giovanni, E. (2007), "Childhood in a roma/gypsy camp in south-Italy: an anthropological perspective", International journal about Parents in Education, vol. 1, no. 0, p. 245-251. (org.ro)
  • The negative media image most often includes topics from the area of the black chronicle in which Roma are perpetrators of misdemeanor and/or criminal acts, with too few positive examples, which contributes to their greater marginalization. (rirock.hr)
  • The above contributes to the achievement of the general goal of the project, which is to strengthen civic awareness and engagement regarding Roma issues through inclusive practices and encouraging positive discourse about Roma. (rirock.hr)
  • Gabel, S.G. (2009), "The growing divide: the marginalization of young Roma children in Bulgaria", International journal of social welfare, vol. 18, p. 65-75. (org.ro)
  • Finally, she expressed her hope that current anti-Roma incidents would not pass without consequences and after two decades of stumbling from one crisis management to the next under successive governments, governments would for once and for all understand that success demanded a solution that was embraced through the entire continent and across the political divide. (galkinga.hu)
  • Children playing on a broken wall in the Vel'ka Ida Roma settlement, in eastern Slovakia. (vice.com)
  • Whether or not they were responsible, the accused and their families were terrified-perhaps because, in the last two years, according to data from the European Roma Rights Center, there have been dozens of violent attacks on Roma in Slovakia-the ethnic group better known as Gypsies. (vice.com)
  • A Roma boy with an infected gash who was playing around a trash fire in a feces-strewn field on the edge of the segregated Roma settlement outside the village of Huncovce, Slovakia. (vice.com)
  • The educational structure of Roma in Slovakia is alarming. (eera-ecer.de)
  • with their intense stigmatization explained and perpetuated by a common set of collective fantasies which are maintained through complex group processes of disidentification, and which result in Roma being seen as of lesser human worth. (hud.ac.uk)
  • Creţan, R. and Powell, R. (2018), "The Power of Group Stigmatization: Wealthy Roma, Urban Space and Strategies of Defence in Post-socialist Romania", International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, vol. 42, no. 3, p. 423-441. (org.ro)
  • There are around 876,000 Roma people in Hungary, comprising over 10% of the country's population. (sos-childrensvillages.org)
  • For example, only 1% of young people from the Roma community graduate from higher education. (sos-childrensvillages.org)
  • In February 2016, during the International Roma Conference, the Indian Minister of External Affairs stated that the people of the Roma community were children of India. (wikipedia.org)
  • PLEMETINA, Kosovo, May 31 (UNHCR) - After nearly seven years in the misery of the run-down Plemetina camp for displaced people, 58 Roma families moved earlier this month into new apartments after the completion of two social housing projects in central Kosovo. (unhcr.org)
  • Religious Education of the Roma People in Greece. (mysciencework.com)
  • Perceptions and Misperceptions on Roma People during the First Half of the 20TH Century. (mysciencework.com)
  • For Roma people, the 1920s and 1930s came with substantial turmoi. (mysciencework.com)
  • Technical developments, social reforms, economic possibilities, and growing populations increasingly pushed and pulled people across the globe in the nineteenth century. (socialhistory.org)
  • Speculated to originate from a social group during the Late Middle Ages who were "plow deserters," they left feudal lands and embarked on a nomadic life, becoming a distinct people. (sergirugrand.com)
  • ? There are high rates of unemployment among marginalised groups such as Roma LGBT people (Serbia). (ilga-europe.org)
  • Romani culture, even when it is well developed, cannot be promoted because Roma people are generally poor. (studylib.net)
  • According to a genetic study in 2012, the ancestors of present scheduled tribes and scheduled caste populations of northern India, traditionally referred to collectively as the Ḍoma, are the likely ancestral populations of modern European Roma. (wikipedia.org)
  • These critiques, part of a broader call for greater reflexivity among migration scholars on the paradigms in which research is conducted (Dahinden 2016 ), centre on ways in which normative underpinnings combine with conceptual fuzziness to produce migrant-blaming depictions of social processes within distorted notions of nation states and homogenous majority populations within them. (springeropen.com)
  • Behind the veneer of a highly developed social welfare system and operating within wider policy paradigm of public health pragmatism is a somewhat incongruous dogmatic and moralistic view of drug use. (blogspot.com)
  • Roma access to welfare provision in Europe: an overall picture. (123dok.org)
  • Despite these depredations, some Roma still see life in France, Italy, Sweden or other countries in Western or Northern Europe as preferable to their lives in their countries of origin, where they face rampant discrimination, frequent violence and a hostile majority population. (aljazeera.com)
  • If you are interested in the many social issues we face today in the neoliberal age, especially in the post-socialist setting, or are just curious about what is the job of an anthropologist, then you are welcome to listen and share our podcast series. (ubbcluj.ro)
  • Roma children face marginalization and discrimination, including school segregation in Sofia and other regions. (sos-usa.org)
  • However, the Roma population, continue to face severe challenges. (minorityrights.org)
  • Roma face incidents of hate crimes individually and as a group and despite this, adequate preventive or punitive measures are not taken at legal or administrative level. (minorityrights.org)
  • Only 15 percent of young Roma have completed secondary or vocational school. (aljazeera.com)
  • The Roma population were utilised as soldiers, in the construction and maintenance of fortifications and as craftsmen with responsibility for the production of weapons and ammunition. (wikipedia.org)
  • After the partition of Hungary which followed the Battle of Mohács, the majority of the Roma population was concentrated in the Eastern Hungarian Kingdom. (wikipedia.org)
  • By focusing on Roma, the survey provides unique data and information that are not available from European general population surveys, which do not disaggregate on grounds of ethnic origin. (europa.eu)
  • The Commission will report annually on progress made towards integrating the Roma population in the Member States. (europa.eu)
  • This article draws on the theoretical work of Norbert Elias and Loïc Wacquant in seeking to understand the stigmatized and marginalized position of the Roma population within Europe. (hud.ac.uk)
  • This paper puts a special accent on the Roma female reproductive population and its behaviour concerning the formation and size of the family. (org.ro)
  • A survey was conducted in the area of Shuto Orizari, the only Roma governed community in Europe, on respondents from the female reproductive population divided into three age groups. (org.ro)
  • The research and the gained results about the factors that determine the demographic behaviour of the Roma female reproductive population are expected to find a way to improve the overall situation and to use it in creating demographic policies. (org.ro)
  • Urbanization often compounds disaster risk, particularly in low-resource areas, where population density presents significant threats to health, social capital and community resilience in humanitarian emergencies (4-5). (who.int)
  • Halil Altindere's works depict marginalization within society and resist systems of oppression. (lahorebiennale.org)
  • Gamella, J.F. (2018), "Marriage, Gender and Transnational Migrations in Fertility Transitions of Romanian Roma Women. (org.ro)
  • Admittedly disadvantaged by many factors, Romanian Roma intellectual elites addressed the topic as part of an effort to give voice to their ethnic group. (mysciencework.com)
  • Counselling and support activities were also carried out for Roma parents and children that are at risk of social marginalization. (coe-romact.org)
  • As a result, almost half of all Roma children in Bulgaria do not attend early education and 15% do not go to school at all. (sos-usa.org)
  • Moreover, it takes a look at non-governmental scholarship programs aimed specifically at Roma children and youth. (eera-ecer.de)
  • In Italy and France, illegal evictions of Roma and destruction of their homes and property is a matter of state policy and practice. (aljazeera.com)
  • In France, over 21,000 evictions were recorded by the European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC) in 2013. (aljazeera.com)
  • The number of evictions is higher than the estimate because some Roma were subject to multiple evictions. (aljazeera.com)
  • Járóka emphasized that also the long-established and wealthy democracies of Western Europe proved to be no better than those they had been criticising, because their responses for social problems were ranging from detentions to evictions and expulsions when a massive influx of migration has begun as a fairly predictable consequence of combining free movement with the enormous regional disparities between old and new Member States. (galkinga.hu)
  • This is especially so for the Roma, an ethnic group of particular concern to UNHCR because of their prolonged displacement. (unhcr.org)
  • While fears of a major wave of Roma migration have proven unfounded, in the expanded EU some Roma (as well as non-Roma) do choose to migrate in search of a better life. (aljazeera.com)
  • This paper analyzes the way in which religion bolstered Roma people's demands for civic emancipation and strengthened their ethnic and cultural identity in 1970s and 1980s Romania. (mysciencework.com)
  • Despite this political recognition of an unconscionable social crisis, Roma remain among the poorest, unhealthiest, least educated and most marginalised European citizens. (aljazeera.com)
  • History has shown a 20th century marked by political, geopolitical, social, and economic metamorphosis, especially for the European continent. (mysciencework.com)
  • Romanian's physical borders were reshaped during the first half of this century and caught between a political, social, and ethnic whirlwind. (mysciencework.com)
  • In so doing, they-when taken in a multidisciplinary context-help to explain and describe some of the most devastating social outcomes relating to many of the political undertakings portrayed in each chapter. (anthempress.com)
  • The topic is discussed in terms of the social and political context and identity questions of the period. (socialhistory.org)
  • This affects civil and political rights, including electoral rights, as well as economic, social and cultural rights. (un.org)
  • In addition, Roma again experience stigmatisation based on their ethnic identity, working class background and EU migrant status. (leeds.ac.uk)
  • I am here with Ms.Elmas Arus, the head of our Roma partner organization, Zero Discrimination Association in Turkey and I will be making this intervention on behalf of both organisations. (minorityrights.org)
  • Access to social aid is not systematized effectively in some parts of the country, particularly in southeast Turkey, and disproportionately affects Roma. (minorityrights.org)
  • In conclusion, despite positive measures to address discrimination and marginalisation of Roma in Turkey, many more concrete and specific steps need to be taken to ensure that Roma have equal access to fundamental rights. (minorityrights.org)
  • Not only will they develop an understanding of how marginalisation happens, they will be encouraged to question and challenge policy and practice through case studies, reflective questions and activities. (sagepub.com)
  • It includes interviews with more than 8,400 Roma, collecting information on more than 20,000 individuals living in their households. (europa.eu)
  • I have to say that working as an anthropologist is for me a highly rewarding job and I really like what I'm doing, but at the same time it can be quite challenging, especially when you are facing these brutal realities of marginalisation and racial segregation. (ubbcluj.ro)
  • Markéta Doležalová is a social anthropologist with a PhD from the University of Manchester. (leeds.ac.uk)
  • CEEOL is a leading provider of academic eJournals, eBooks and Grey Literature documents in Humanities and Social Sciences from and about Central, East and Southeast Europe. (ceeol.com)
  • In my presentation, I discuss that in order to have a 'good life', it is important not only to be able to have a decent standard of living, but also to not be treated as inferior to gadže (non-Roma in Romani) because of one's ethnic identity while retaining a Roma identity and a sense of being Roma. (leeds.ac.uk)
  • Quite often Roma do not want to keep their identity and language, but want to become part of the mainstream group and to identify with the majority. (studylib.net)
  • The Turkish authorities have been developing policies, to address the challenges faced by Roma in exercise of their rights, improving dialogue with Roma NGOs and have adopted a Roma Strategy Plan. (minorityrights.org)
  • ? 20% of interviewed LGBT refugees receive social benefits. (ilga-europe.org)
  • The conference ended with a recommendation to the Government of India to recognize the Roma community spread across 30 countries as a part of the Indian diaspora. (wikipedia.org)
  • Fearing reprisal, the boys were quickly spirited out of town to stay with relatives, while Roma men prepared throughout the night to defend their community. (vice.com)
  • Their financial support goes hand in hand with tutoring from social workers through community centers. (eera-ecer.de)
  • By focusing on the voices of Cigano youth, we challenge the homogenization of their lives in Portugal and highlight how social age and linked lives shape their transitions into adulthood. (cogitatiopress.com)
  • After the Siege of Pécs when the Habsburgs took it back, Muslim Roma and other Muslims were converted to the Catholic faith in the years 1686 -1713. (wikipedia.org)
  • Mrs. Ilona Tomova, started her presentation by posing the question of why Europeans are using Roma, Muslims and immigrants as the main scapegoats in their societies. (studylib.net)
  • We also acknowledge that the situation of the Roma varies greatly from one Member State to another. (europa.eu)
  • Finding a 'good life' or decent life thus entails a tension between being treated as equal by gadže and by the state but remaining Roma in the Roma social world and as such requires carefully navigating one's relationships with other Roma, with gadže and with the state. (leeds.ac.uk)
  • The presentation will reflect on strategies that some Roma use in order to attain a sense of living a 'good life' and will discuss that even though Roma may create spaces where they can have a sense of belonging and access material support, their ability to have a 'good life' largely depends on the conditions produced and created by the state. (leeds.ac.uk)
  • The Slovak legislation does not allow classification of pupils on an ethnic basis and no state policies are aimed explicitly and exclusively on Roma. (eera-ecer.de)
  • Roma, or Roma should represent themselves within the state. (studylib.net)
  • Early marriage and childbirth are common amongst Roma and these cause many health issues. (minorityrights.org)
  • Many Roma have green cards that enable them to have access to free health services, yet discrimination occurs in treatment at health centres and hospitals. (minorityrights.org)
  • isolation, being unable to access social networks and concerns about health were commonly discussed by the LGBQ+ participants. (bvsalud.org)
  • Therefore the EU framework lays the foundations for a robust monitoring mechanism to ensure concrete results for the Roma. (europa.eu)
  • However it is very clear that the economic and social marginalisation of the Roma persists, and this is neither acceptable nor sustainable in the European Union of the 21st century. (europa.eu)
  • It is now time to ensure that national, regional and local policies focus on Roma needs in a clear and specific way. (europa.eu)
  • In September, 2013, then French Interior Minister (now Prime Minister) Manuel Valls stated the goal of such policies succinctly: "The majority [of Roma] should be delivered back to the borders. (aljazeera.com)