Essays about: "Roma ethnicity"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words Roma ethnicity.

  1. 1. Twice as good as others (and still discriminated) : Successful Romani Women representation in the Czech and Slovak media

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Umeå centrum för genusstudier (UCGS)

    Author : Eva Hnizdo Dianiskova; [2023]
    Keywords : Romani women; success; discrimination; media representation;

    Abstract : Stigmatisation of Romani women is the rule rather than the exception in many countries around Europe, something that has also been confirmed through research. That is one reason why I have chosen to highlight successful Romani women in this study. READ MORE

  3. 2. ”Maybe one day, the spark will ignite:” A Cultural Analysis of the Historical and Contemporary Living Conditions of Roma People in Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för etnologi

    Author : Johanna Rundgren; [2023]
    Keywords : Roma ethnicity; discursive antiziganism; recognition; stigma; myths; legends; prejudice and stereotypes; discrimination; national minorities; Cultural Sciences;

    Abstract : For over five hundred years, the Roma people have been a part of Swedish society. During these five centuries their subsistence has been subjected to oppression, both institutional and civil. READ MORE

  4. 3. “They’re not granted human rights in our EU”. A study of actors’ responsibility for vulnerable EU citizens in Gothenburg.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Tora Wilhelmsson; [2022-06-01]
    Keywords : EU; migrants; Roma; Gothenburg; responsibility; intersectional theory; NGO;

    Abstract : Who is responsible for vulnerable EU citizens in Gothenburg? The aim of this study is to explore how different local actors perceive their responsibility, and possibility to affect the situation, for vulnerable EU citizens. Previous research suggests that when multiple actors are involved - both state actors and civil society, guided by different regulations - the cooperation, priorities and target group of actors becomes important. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Roma's in a color-blind state

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Malmö Institute for Studies of Migration, Diversity and Welfare (MIM)

    Author : Dolores Andersen; [2021]
    Keywords : Minorities; Anti-Gypsyism; Romani; Colorblindness; Gypsy; Race.; Romer; anti-ziganism; resande; färgblindhet; ras.;

    Abstract : The aim of this study was to explore how the Roma’s fit into the colorblind ideology in Sweden. Roma’s have been stigmatized and victims of severe abuses by the state as they were classified as an inferior race. Sweden has replaced the word race with ethnicity however, these do not directly have the same meaning. READ MORE

  6. 5. Ethnic profiling in Sweden – can it be legalised through the test of proportionality?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Elin Sjöberg; [2019]
    Keywords : EU-rätt; Etnisk profilering; etnisk diskriminering; Artikel 14 EKMR; polis; EU law; Ethnic profiling; Racial profiling; Article 14 ECHR; police; Law enforcement; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : I USA och Storbritannien är termer såsom “driving while black” (översatt ungefär till ”vara mörkhyad och köra bil”) välkända och båda länderna kräver att deras polismyndigheter samlar in data rörande polisens arbete och etnicitet. Detsamma går inte att säga gällande Sverige där termen ”etnisk profilering” inte är lika välkänd. READ MORE