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Gypsy/Roma diasporas. A comparative perspective

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 October 2002

Paloma Gay y Blasco
Paloma Gay y Blasco
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School of Anthropological Studies, 14 University Square, The Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, Northern Irelandp.gay-y-blasco@qub.ac.uk
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Abstract

In this article I explore the imaginative and practical links that the Gitanos of Jarana, in Madrid, make with other Gitanos and Gypsies elsewhere. What kind of diaspora do they see themselves as belonging to? The context to my investigation is the fast growth of both Gypsy Pentecostalism and Roma international political activism – two movements that, in very different ways, call for the unity of all Gypsies/Roma worldwide. Their efforts contrast greatly with the world-views and attitudes of many of the people of Jarana who reject social harmony and cohesion as paths to community-making.

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Research Article
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Social Anthropology , Volume 10 , Issue 2 , June 2002 , pp. 173 - 188
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© 2002 European Association of Social Anthropologists

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Footnotes

This article was presented at a workshop on Politico-Religious Diasporas, chaired by Steven Vartovek, at the sixth Biennial Conference of the European Association of Social Anthropologists, Krakow July 2000. I wish to thank the participants of the workshop, Huon Wardle and two anonymous reviewers for Social Anthropology for their useful comments.