Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- PART I THE ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK
- PART II NONDEMOCRATIC SYSTEMS AND GYPSY MARGINALITY
- Part III THE GYPSIES IN EMERGING DEMOCRACIES
- 5 The Socioeconomic Impact of Regime Change: Gypsy Marginality in the 1990s
- 6 Romani Mobilization
- 7 The International Dimension: Migration and Institutions
- 8 State Institutions and Policies toward the Gypsies
- 9 Romani Marginality Revisited
- Conclusion
- References
- Index
9 - Romani Marginality Revisited
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2012
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- PART I THE ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK
- PART II NONDEMOCRATIC SYSTEMS AND GYPSY MARGINALITY
- Part III THE GYPSIES IN EMERGING DEMOCRACIES
- 5 The Socioeconomic Impact of Regime Change: Gypsy Marginality in the 1990s
- 6 Romani Mobilization
- 7 The International Dimension: Migration and Institutions
- 8 State Institutions and Policies toward the Gypsies
- 9 Romani Marginality Revisited
- Conclusion
- References
- Index
Summary
As I explained in the previous chapter, East European governments did not ignore the Roma's predicament in the early 1990s, but they could have undoubtedly done much more. By the end of the decade the criticisms of international organizations and NGOs, the sharpening demands of Gypsy elites and their communities, and changing political dynamics in several East European states (Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Romania, and Slovakia) where more liberal governments came to power prepared the ground for comprehensive medium-and long-term programs for Romani integration. Part I of this chapter will critically examine them. The implementation of these programs, however, has been seldom rapid, complete, or intensive. There are many indications that East European governments and societies have yet to understand the magnitude of the Roma's predicament and the importance of substituting committed and quick action to nice words and political maneuvers. Part II will argue that for a number of pressing reasons there is no time to waste. Moreover, it is in the interest not only of the Roma, but also of these states and societies, to put these programs (and, if necessary, their augmented and/or improved versions) into practice as quickly as possible.
Finally, in Part III I present some recommendations for a comprehensive long-term program that might serve as a blueprint for East European governments. To be sure, these suggestions might be viewed as an optimistic wish list, an idealistic cluster of measures and recommendations.
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- The East European GypsiesRegime Change, Marginality, and Ethnopolitics, pp. 325 - 353Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2001