Ambiguous nationalism? Explaining the parliamentary under-representation of Roma in Hungary and Romania

McGarry, Aidan

doi:10.3828/rs.2009.6

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“…Despite this group's large size, the ‘Roma’ do not have a territorial homeland. Romani communities across Europe lack access to, and do not participate in, national political, economic and social processes (McGarry, 2009; Stroschein, 2002).…”

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Travelling without moving? Limits of European Governance for Romani inclusion

Agarin

2014

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The European Union's commitment to citizen participation in policymaking and implementation reflects a wider concern for securing Europe's 'unity in diversity'. However, across its member-states, individuals belonging to the diverse linguistic, ethnic and social groups often referred to as 'Roma' find themselves excluded from political, social and economic participation in countries where they live. The past decade saw the appearance of a more concerted approach to improve the participation of individuals belonging to these groups in social and economic processes. This article examines what it refers to as the European Governance for Romani inclusion (EGRI), assessing policy steps undertaken at the European institutional level towards Romani inclusion and the tools for policy implementation. The paper concludes that the EGRI has offered only limited opportunities for the marginalised Roma to redress their exclusion.The European Union's (EU's) commitment to citizen participation is expressed through a range of official communications, statements and framework documents that call upon member-states to facilitate citizen input and citizen contributions to an intercultural dialogue on Europe an project for 'unity in diversity'. These strategic goals form part of the wider objective to encourage the democratic decision-making for and by the citizens of the union. Over the past two decades, European organisations have dedicated systematic attention to monitoring policies and practices of

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How Does the EU Matter for the Roma?

Vermeersch

2017

Problems of Post-Communism

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Perhaps more than any other minority group in Europe, the Roma have tried to reach beyond the boundaries of the national state to change local realities of socio-economic marginalization and poverty. Roma activists have counted on the support of transnational advocacy networks and EU institutions to turn around the negligent attitudes of local and national governments. They have also tried to use the institutional and public spaces that have opened up for minority consultation at the European level. The further development of an EU framework that stimulates national states to design and implement new social policies that protect and support Roma is no doubt necessary, but it may not be enough. In order to have real impact on the ground, the EU will also have to address key obstacles in the field of social policy and human rights protection more broadly.

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Ambiguous nationalism? Explaining the parliamentary under-representation of Roma in Hungary and Romania

Cited by 6 publications

References 9 publications

Travelling without moving? Limits of European Governance for Romani inclusion

Travelling without moving? Limits of European Governance for Romani inclusion

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