research and understanding universities of salford and york, uk update for partner meeting, athens...
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Research and Understanding
Universities of Salford and York, UK
Update for Partner Meeting, Athens
26th November 2013
Overview of activities
Diverse number of actions being undertaken• Mentoring• Positive images• Network of EU researchers• Stakeholder seminar series/network• Research
Created a flow between these activities
Mentoring
Working with 3 young Roma from Romania living in Manchester, UK• Tiberious • Vasil• Anina
Developing as trained community researchers and introducing them to higher (University) education in the UK
Working with partners in Manchester
Mentoring
Around 8 hours per week each• Equip with research skills that will enable them
to carry out research in their community on issues related to the health and well-being of Migrant Roma (regular supervisory sessions)
• Support with presentation skills and confidence in public speaking
• Gain experience and confidence within a Higher Education setting (attendance at lectures and training etc)
• Support with exploring further work or educational opportunities after the mentoring project has finished.
Positive images
Working alongside and involving our 3 young Roma mentors
Document their experience as researchers and in higher education
Ethos – to ensure that these young people maintain control over their own representation.
Supported by a professional photographer Ciara Leeming who specialises in work with Roma
Network of EU researchers
Identification of 9 researchers from each Member State (excluding UK)
Over 200 applications!Country Researcher
Bulgaria Todor Todorov
Czech Republic Selma Dizdarevic
Greece Chris Arcoudis
Hungary Angela Kocze
Italy Barbara Giovanna Bella
Poland Joanna Koska
Romania Maria Carmen Pantea
Slovakia Jarmila Lajcakova
Spain Roxana Barbulescu
Network of EU researchers
To help design the fieldwork in each Member State
Assist in securing interviews with key informants
Produce a Country Report for each country• European Commission requested to see drafts of
these
Share knowledge and practice throughout the project
Stakeholder seminar series/network
Holding 3 seminars over 2014
Wide invitation: policy makers, practitioners and researchers
Focussed around three themes e.g:• Community relations• Children and care• Employment
Research
Building on findings from Roma SOURCE research
Undertaking research with national and regional policy makers, practitioners and Roma experts by experience covering the 4 key areas:
• Reporting and redress mechanisms,
• Children leaving care,
• Employment and,
• Cross community relations.
Research
Semi-structured interviews with 12 key stakeholders representing:
• Local authorities/municipalities,
• Law enforcement/judicial agencies,
• Public and private sector employers,
• Community representatives and advocates,
• Social workers and
• Representatives from NGOs and Roma-led community organisations.
ResearchCase study approach
Designed in partnership with EU network
Rationale: national policy and experiences of implementation
Country Capital Region/area
Bulgaria Sofia Motana
Czech Republic Prague Usti nad Labem
Greece Athens Athens and surrounding area
Hungary Budapest Batanyterenyei
Italy Rome Lazio
Poland Warsaw Wroclaw
Romania Bucharest Cluj
Slovakia Bratislava Sarisske Michalanay and Ostrovanay
Spain Madrid Madrid and surrounding area
United Kingdom London Manchester/Sheffield
Outputs
Draft country reports December 2013
Interim report March 2014
Final report March 2015
Research papers 2015
Thank you for listening!
The Team
Dr Philip Brown [email protected]
Prof. Peter Dwyer [email protected]
Philip Martin [email protected]
Dr Lisa Scullion [email protected]
Hilary Turley [email protected]