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Commencement of Roma Civic Emancipation

The article offers a correction of the widespread approach in which in the studies of Romani movement for civic emancipation are examined only its international dimensions, leaving behind its origin and first stages, which occurred in individual countries. Based on the research of historical sources we will show the commencement and roots of the Romani movement. The departing point of the research presented in this article is the circumstance that Roma are not a hermetic social and cultural system. They exist in two dimensions, both as separate ethnic communities and as a part of the macro-society in which they live within the respective nation-states. Together with members of the macro-society they experienced breakdowns of old Empires and the establishment of national states. Under the conditions of historical turbulences in the period between two World Wars, Roma developed aspirations for civil emancipation, started to be civically engaged and politically institutionalised. On the basis of archival and media sources the article introduces the first manifestation of civic activities of Roma in an attempt to pursue their ethnic and community rights and their visions about their place in society and the future of their nation.

ROMA WRITINGS. Romani Literature and Press in Central, South-Eastern and Eastern Europe from the 19th Century until World War II

This collective monograph is written and published as a part of the research project RomaInterbellum: Roma Civic Emancipation between the Two World Wars which has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme (Grant Agreement No. 694656), with Principal Investigator Elena Marushiakova. It reflects only the authors' views and the agency is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains. Apart from the authors, many co-thinkers, colleagues and friends from different countries of Central, SouthEastern and Eastern Europe have supported us directly or indirectly in the preparation and writing of this monograph, too numerous to be listed. Our gratitude goes to all who supported us in our work, and especially to the staff of the

The Roma : During and After Communism By

2007

On 31 March 2003, the Parliament of Bosnia and Herzegovina passed minority rights legislation. This article reviews its main provisions and critically asks: to what extent does this law meet international and European standards? How effective will this law be in addressing the socio-economic and political crisis facing the TOPICAL RESEARCH DIGEST: HUMAN RIGHTS IN RUSSIA AND THE FORMER SOVIET REPUBLICS 104 Roma minority today? Apart from granting minority status to the Roma, a right they had enjoyed under the 1974 Yugoslav Constitution, this article concludes that the new law offers little by way of additional protections beyond those already available, albeit under-utilized, under the Dayton Peace Agreement and the State and Entity Constitutions. It further notes that the limited nature of minority rights legislation to cultural, linguistic and religious rights means that it fails to address many of the critical issues facing the Roma today, such as illiteracy, poverty, widespread d...

Gypsy Policy and Roma Activism: From the Interwar Period to Current Policies and Challenges

Social Inclusion

The editorial introduces the key ideas of this thematic issue, which originated within the European Research Council project ‘RomaInterbellum. Roma Civic Emancipation between the Two World Wars.’ The period between WWI and WWII in the region of Central, Southeastern and Eastern Europe was an era of worldwide significant changes, which marked the birth of the Roma civic emancipation movement and impacted Roma communities’ living strategies and visions about their future, worldwide. The aspiration of this thematic issue is to present the main dimensions of the processes of Roma civic emancipation and to outline the role of the Roma as active participants in the historical processes occurring in the studied region and as the creators of their own history. The editorial offers clarifications on the terminology and methodology employed in the articles included in this issue and their spatial and chronological parameters while also briefly introducing the individual authored studies of th...

The Genesis of the ”Roma Issue” and the Transnational Roma Movement

Direction: Future. 25 Years of Freedom and the Roma People, 2018

Th e project "Direction: Future. 25 Years of Freedom and the Roma People" was implemented by the Dialog-Pheniben Foundation and was fi nanced with the support of the European Commission in the framework of the Europe for Citizens Programme. Th e European Commission support for the production of this publication does not constitute an endorsement of the contents which refl ects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.