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Department of Public and Social Policy , Institute of Sociology Studies, FSV UK

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 lecturers.

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Department of Public and Social Policy , Institute of Sociology Studies, FSV UK

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  1. SM 629 European Policy and Practice towards the RomaIlona Alexander, Laura Laubeova, Lucie Cviklova & guests Department of Public and Social Policy, Institute of Sociology Studies, FSV UK Summer term 2004/05

  2. Course outline and lecturers • General background: Laura Laubeová, Lucie Cviklová • Policies towards the Roma: Laura, Slawomir Kapralski, Eva Sobotka • Country studies: Laura, Lucie - field research, Selma Muhic, Martina Kalinova • Conclusion: Michal Vašečka Projct leader and student assessment: Dr. Ilona Alexander

  3. Syllabus & readings http://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%

  4. 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.

  5. Unit 1Introduction to the course and terminology Laura Laubeová, 23.2. 2005 laubeova@chello.cz

  6. 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)

  7. 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

  8. 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…..

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. Roma in society Discrimination, 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:

  12. 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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