Statelessness and Roma Communities in the Czech Republic: Competing Theories of State Compliance

Linde, Robyn

doi:10.1163/157181106779848359

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“…According to the law, non-Czechs who had an objectionable criminal record and individuals without verification of a five-year period of residence were ineligible for Czech citizenship. The law was probably drafted in order to exclude Roma, the majority of whom were considered Slovak by many Czechs, thus placing them in a state of statelessness (Fawn, 2001;Linde, 2006;Dedić, 2007). Passed in response to international pressure, the 1999 and 2003 amendments to the Czech nationality legislation remedied most of these problems.…”

Section: Czech National Identity and Ethnic Exclusionismmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Passed in response to international pressure, the 1999 and 2003 amendments to the Czech nationality legislation remedied most of these problems. Interestingly, Linde (2006) argues that these changes and compliance with international norms occurred not only as a result of the economic self-interest of the Czech Republic, but also because of changes in national identity and a 'Havelian identification of the Czech Republic as a European state' (Linde, 2006, p. 365). Yet the Czech government has never provided any compensation for those previously affected by the law (Dedić, 2007).…”

Section: Czech National Identity and Ethnic Exclusionismmentioning

confidence: 99%

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National Identity and the Interplay between National Pride and Ethnic Exclusionism: The Exceptional Case of the Czech Republic

Dražanová

2014

Ethnopolitics

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This article focuses on national identity in post-communist Czech Republic. It empirically analyses attitudes of national pride and ethnic exclusionism and their interrelations in the years 1995 and 2003. Comparative studies dealing with national identity usually refer to the Czech Republic as an exceptional case. By focusing on the Czech case, this study contributes to a better understanding of local variations of concepts such as national pride and ethnic exclusionism. Confirmatory factor analysis is used to establish the multidimensionality of national pride and ethnic exclusionism in the Czech Republic at two time points. The interrelationships between different dimensions of national pride and of ethnic exclusionism are analysed using structural equation modelling. Data are drawn from the International Social Survey Programme National Identity Modules 1995 and 2003. Following empirical results, the paper suggests more valid dimensions for the concepts of national pride and ethnic exclusionism in the distinctive Czech context and discusses their mutual relationships.

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Section: Czech National Identity and Ethnic Exclusionismmentioning

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National Identity and the Interplay between National Pride and Ethnic Exclusionism: The Exceptional Case of the Czech Republic

Dražanová

2014

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“…40/1993 Coll.). This legislation established criteria for citizenship (see Šiklová and Miklušáková, 1998) that, for some Roma, were difficult to meet and many of them consequently became persons without any state citizenship because they ‘did not have documentation to prove citizenship, had criminal records that prevented successful applications, or could not understand or afford the administrative procedures and costs required by the new law.’ (Linde, 2006: 342). The Act was condemned as intentionally denying Roma Czech citizenship (Fawn, 2001: 1193; Guy, 2001b: 299) and Vaclav Klaus government’s adoption and support of it was strongly criticised by Czech and international NGOs and other institutions (e.g.…”

Section: The Development Of the Activists’ Frames And Collective Actimentioning

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What’s in a name again? The identity frames and mobilisation strategies of Czech Romani and Pro-Romani activists

Koubek

2017

Ethnicities

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The aim of this study is to empirically analyse the relationship of collective identity frames to the mobilisation strategies of the Czech Romani and pro-Romani activists over the past two decades. After all, most existing analyses merely implicitly assume that this relationship exists, and explain the relationship as the result of a given political opportunity structure, but they do not examine these frames more closely. Using frame and claim-making analysis, the text traces the diachronic and synchronic development of self-naming frames and the collective action repertoire in five-year intervals (1992, 1997, 2002, 2007, and 2012). It shows that, whereas self-naming significantly changes, the activists’ action repertoire does not. Thus, the frequently postulated relationship between self-naming, strategies and activists’ priorities is not confirmed. However, the analysis does reveal that certain claims and frames are connected with certain strategies and repertoire patterns. The paper concludes with a discussion of reasons for this diversification of activist framings, which may be the result of efforts to focus on different target audiences within the multiplicity of opportunity structures and a response to the (new) availability of external sources of funding in Central and Eastern Europe countries.

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“…However, there has been a vivid discussion on a quandary of Roma considering their access to Czech citizenship after the 1993 peaceful split of Czechoslovakia (Kochenov, 2007;Linde, 2006;Š klová & Miklušá-ková, 1998;Struhárová, 1999).…”

Section: Impeded Access To Citizenship For Roma: the Case Of Czechoslmentioning

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“…The context of the state dissolution namely gives rise to new questions also in connection with citizenship and Romani minorities. As it was revealed in the exploration of the impact of the Czechoslovak Velvet Divorce, many Romani individuals residing in the Czech Republic after 1993 experienced difficulties in obtaining citizenship at their place of residence (Kochenov, 2007;Linde, 2006;Š klová & Miklušáková, 1998;Struhárová, 1999). Nevertheless, the post-Yugoslav case has to be studied separately due to different contexts, that is, the position of Romani minorities as well as the violent process of state dissolution and multiple disintegrations.…”

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Romani Minorities and Uneven Citizenship Access in the Post-Yugoslav Space

Sardelić

2015

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This paper discusses the position of Romani minorities in the light of the state dissolution and further citizenship regime transformations after the disintegration of the former Socialist Yugoslavia. While observing closely the repositioning of the Romani minorities in the post-Yugoslav space, it explicates that in the case of state dissolution, the unevenness of citizenship does not only manifest in the rights dimension, but also in uneven access to citizenship with regard to new polities.

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Statelessness and Roma Communities in the Czech Republic: Competing Theories of State Compliance

Cited by 7 publications

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National Identity and the Interplay between National Pride and Ethnic Exclusionism: The Exceptional Case of the Czech Republic

National Identity and the Interplay between National Pride and Ethnic Exclusionism: The Exceptional Case of the Czech Republic

What’s in a name again? The identity frames and mobilisation strategies of Czech Romani and Pro-Romani activists

Romani Minorities and Uneven Citizenship Access in the Post-Yugoslav Space

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