No water for the poor: the Roma ethnic minority and local governance in Slovakia

Filčák, Richard; Szilvasi, Marek; Škobla, Daniel

doi:10.1080/01419870.2017.1291984

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“…Roma % Moreover, Roma settlements suffer from a lack of basic facilities and access to basic infrastructure. For example, access to clean drinking water through a connection to public water supply is limited (Filčák et al, 2018). Almost half of Roma households live in dwellings without a toilet, shower and bathroom ( figure 21, Panel B), and half live in neighbourhoods without a public sewage system.…”

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Enhancing the social integration of Roma in Slovak Republic

Bednarik¹,

Hidas²,

Machlica³

2019

OECD Economics Department Working Papers

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Enhancing the social integration of Roma in Slovak RepublicRoma account for almost one-tenth of the population in the Slovak Republic. They live mostly excluded from the general population in concentrated settlements, separated neighbourhoods or ghettos. The majority live in poverty and face social exclusion in almost all aspects of everyday life. Only a small share of Roma work, and a majority suffer from long spells of unemployment, their educational attainment is low, and a large number are illiterate. Social exclusion is further exacerbated by rising general animosity and mistrust between Roma and non-Roma groups. This calls for immediate policy action. The government should ensure easy access to all public services and provide additional support for the disadvantaged Roma communities. Individual policies should be effectively coordinated, because the problems that the Roma are facing are interconnected. A necessary precondition for successful Roma integration is the support of the general population. Policy interventions towards Roma integration should be accompanied by measures to eliminate the prejudices among parts of the majority population against their fellow citizens.This Working Paper relates to the 2019 OECD Economic Survey of Slovak Republic (http://www.oecd.org/economy/surveys/slovak-republic-economic-snapshot/) JEL classification: I24, I26, I32, J15, J48

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Section: B Individuals Who Lack Access To Basic Sanitationmentioning

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Enhancing the social integration of Roma in Slovak Republic

Bednarik¹,

Hidas²,

Machlica³

2019

OECD Economics Department Working Papers

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“…This was done by media analysis (a web search for 'Roma' and 'Laborov' for the period 2004-2018) and close reading of available official documents issued by the municipality regarding the Roma and local politics (the municipality's official web page for the period 2004-2018). In addition, some of the statements and findings presented in this article are based on insights and findings from our long-term sociological experience with the social exclusion of Roma in Slovakia, the results of which were published elsewhere (Filadelfiová et al 2009;Škobla and Filčák 2016;Filčák et al 2018).…”

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Mundane Populism: Politics, Practices and Discourses of Roma Oppression in Rural Slovakia

Škobla

Filčák

2019

Sociologia Ruralis

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In this article, we explore populist politics, discourses and social practices regarding the ethnic Roma in the rural regions of eastern Slovakia. Our approach was guided by a theoretical discussion of right-wing populism and social inequalities. Methodologically, we relied on Bourdieu's conceptual apparatus as a useful scholastic device to translate very practical data from interviews and observations into structured analytical information. The article is based on field research, in which we explored waste management practices in the municipality of Laborov. We came to the conclusion that essential components of right-wing populism in Laborov rest on what we characterised as ongoing racialised stigmatisation, reconfiguring previously racially uncategorised issues into ethnic problems and thus, reinforcing the stigmatisation and oppression of the disempowered Roma minority groups.

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“…Research attention both internationally [ 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 ] and in Slovakia [ 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 ] has been focused on the question of basic physical infrastructure in segregated Romani ghettos, neighbourhoods or settlements. Some researchers have previously also focused on identifying barriers in access to potable water and water infrastructure [ 26 ].…”

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Sanitation Infrastructure at the Systemic Edge: Segregated Roma Settlements and Multiple Health Risks in Slovakia

Filčák

Škobla

2021

IJERPH

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This article explores how multiple health risks in municipalities with Roma settlements in Slovakia are related to the varieties of local governance and the authorities’ conduct towards the local Roma population. The first part of the paper describes the situation in Roma settlements from the perspective of unequal access to sewerage and water pipelines. Introduced here are data on identified contagious diseases that correlated multiple health risks with the lack of sanitation and/or water infrastructure. The second section of the paper put forth typologies of government approaches towards the Roma, which based on ethnographic fieldwork, allows us to identify factors of attitudinal, structural and policy-oriented nature. Research results point to a “triad” of key circumstances: these are the structural conditions in municipalities and the history of local inter-ethnic relations and attitude of authorities towards Roma. Finally, possible solutions and approaches regarding how to mitigate the multiple health risks are discussed. It is suggested that on the one hand, in many villages there is a profound institutional discrimination of Roma with respect to water and sanitation infrastructure; on the other hand, water services are increasingly becoming an expensive commodity that not everyone can afford. The article concludes with discussion on enabling conditions and ways to ensure access to basic infrastructure in rural Roma communities. The solution is not only a compliance with principles of non-discrimination and existing technical norms and standards but also in securing the accessible funding for construction of the sanitation infrastructure in a smart way, including innovations and operation of cheaper and environmentally responsible sanitation technologies.

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No water for the poor: the Roma ethnic minority and local governance in Slovakia

Cited by 23 publications

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Enhancing the social integration of Roma in Slovak Republic

Enhancing the social integration of Roma in Slovak Republic

Mundane Populism: Politics, Practices and Discourses of Roma Oppression in Rural Slovakia

Sanitation Infrastructure at the Systemic Edge: Segregated Roma Settlements and Multiple Health Risks in Slovakia

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