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