european policy and practice towards the roma sm 629 summer term 2006 department of public and...

European Policy and Practice

towards the Roma

http://roma.fsv.cuni.cz

SM 629

Summer term 2006

Department of Public and Social Policy,

Institute of Sociology Studies

Course outline and lecturers

1. General background: Laura Laubeová, Martina Kalinova, Hana Synkova

2. Policies towards the Roma: Laura

3. Field Visit: Kim Strozewski, Laura

4. Policy case study: Gabriela Hrabaňová

5. Country studies: Laura, Martina, Kim

Project supervisor: Dr Ilona Alexander, PhD

Syllabus & readings

http://roma.fsv.cuni.cz

Lecturers

Lecture materials

Student essays from previous years

Essay marking sheets (AQCI& field report)

Marking and Assessment

Three written AQCI’s                         30%

Written field visit report           20%

Research essay (up to 3,000 words, due

the first day of week 11)   40%

Attendance and seminar participation     10%

ECTS Credits: 8 (six hours of work per week)

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.

Unit 1Introduction to the course

and terminology

Laura Laubeová, 23.2. 2006

laubeova@fsv.cuni.cz

Terminology

The 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 or Romani or

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 Congress, ERRC, 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, Kale),

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 trans-national 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.

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