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SM 629
European Policy and Practice
towards the Roma
Ilona Alexander, Laura Laubeova, Lucie Cviklova & guests
Department of Public and Social Policy, Institute of Sociology Studies, FSV UK
Summer term 2004/05
Course outline and lecturers1. General background: Laura Laubeová, Lucie
Cviklová2. Policies towards the Roma: Laura, Slawomir
Kapralski, Eva Sobotka3. Country studies: Laura, Lucie - field research,
Selma Muhic, Martina Kalinova4. Conclusion: Michal Vašečka
Project leader and student assessment: Dr Ilona Alexander
Syllabus & readingshttp://people.pwf.cam.ac.uk/ik217/courseindex.html
http://tolerance.cz/courses/monnet/monnet.htm
ECTS Credits: 8 (six hours of work per week)
Assessment:Three written AQCI’s 30% Written field work report 20% Research essay (up to 3,000 words, due
the first day of week 11 – 2 May 2005) 40% Attendance and seminar participation 10%
AQCI
ARGUMENT- QUESTION- CONNECTIONS- IMPLICATIONS
1.CENTRAL QUOTATION
2. ARGUMENT
3. QUESTION
4. EXPERIENTIAL CONNECTION
5. TEXTUAL CONNECTION
6. IMPLICATIONS
Examples are available on the course web page.
TerminologyThe Roma/The Romani people/The Romanies (12 m Worldwide)
Rom (sg. masc.) (husband) ; Dom, Domari Romni (fem.),Roma (pl.)Or Romani (sg.), Romanies (pl.) accepted by Sinti (Hancock)She is a Roma (sic.), Romani, a Romni
Romipen, Rromanipen
Gentiles: Gadje, gadjo, gorgio (gaujo, gawjo, gawja Hancock)Adjective
Romani (international documents), Romany (literature)
Language
The Romani language,
Romani,
Romanes (in a Romani way, Romanily)
Vakares Romanes? Do you speak in the Romani way?
Kiravel Romanes. She is cooking in the Romani way
Sanskrit origins:
1760 Valyi Stefan, Univ. of Leiden, NL
Vienna Gazette 1776,
Rudiger 1782, Grellman 1783, Marsden 1785
Introduction – cont.
Identity – reflects attitudes of majority -
- Withdrawal and separation (protect values and culture)- Internalisation of stereotypes
Culture & values - cleanlines, eating, treatment of animals, funerals, sexual behaviour etc (Unit 2)
Romani organisations – Unit 3 IRU; Roma National CongressERRC, ERIO, ERF…..
The first World Romani Congress,
London, 1971:16-spoked wheel as their international symbol,
flag (green and blue),
anthem (Roma arise),
proclaimed April 8 international Romani day
Roma as an ethnic group• National minority (CEE), ethnic minority group (UK - RRA).
Community / communities.• Roma (Rumungro, Vlach, Romanichal, Kalderash), Sinti,
Travellers, playground and circus people, bargee people, new age travellers etc
• Gypsy is not a lifestyle but race/ ethnic group (Hancock)• Minorities autochtonous, immigrant• Roma as European minority/ Roma as European nation
Europe's largest transnational minority; Declaration on "non-territorial" nation
Roma in societyDiscrimination, racism, anti-Gypsyism, denial of racism,
reversed racism Majority relations twds the Roma (annihilation/extermination,
persecution, segregation. Assimilation, integration, accommodation, inclusion)
Major point of departures for Romani studies:a) history – migration from India, early persecution in 15- 18
cent., assimilation under Habsburgs and in Portugal; Porrajmos – Romani holocaust (0,5 m)
b) family and values; c) Romani language, identity and self-determination of Romani
nation But:
Multi-disciplinary approach
• Romani Studies / Romology• Linguistics (Indology)• History (of repression)• Cultural and social antropology / ethnology• Culturology, Musicology• International Relations (UN, EU…)• International law (HR, minority rights law)• Public and social policy• Political economy (WB, UNDP)• Sociology (power issues)• Social psychology (in-group, out-group dynamics)• Psychology (of prejudice) etc.
