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9789633864494 : mobilizing-romani-ethnicity-mirga-kruszelnicka-brooks
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Mobilizing Romani Ethnicity

Romani Political Activism in Argentina, Colombia and Spain

By Anna Mirga-Kruszelnicka
Foreword by Ethel Brooks
Central European University Press

The Roma issue is generally treated as a European matter. Indeed, the Roma are the largest European minority—their presence outside of Europe is a result of various waves of migration over the past four hundred years. Likewise, the stereotypes associated with the Roma—the problematized, stigmatized status of a "Gypsy" as well as the historical and contemporary manifestations of antigypsyism—are also of European origin. This book claims, however, that the perception of Roma being strictly a European issue is flawed, and that re-connecting the Roma issue globally represents an important learning experience and an added value.

The book offers a critical exploration of Romani political activism in Colombia and Argentina, and compares it to that in Spain, narrated from the intimate perspective of Romani actors themselves. By outlining parallel lineages of Romani activism in three countries and on two continents, the author arrives at broad conclusions regarding the nature of ethnic mobilization. Mirga-Kruszelnicka proposes a new synergetic conceptualization of this multidirectional concept as an interplay between political opportunities, mobilizing structures, and frames of identity.

Contributing to the vivid debate about the relationship between the researcher and the researched, the book also includes an original discussion of the positionality of scholars of Romani background.

About the Authors

Dr. Anna Mirga-Kruszelnicka is an anthropologist and a Romani activist. She has conducted extensive research with Romani communities in multiple European and Latin American countries, with a particular focus on Romani political mobilization, ethnopolitics and identity construction. Since 2018, she serves as the deputy director of the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC).  Ethel Brooks is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Women's and Gender Studies and Sociology at Rutgers University (USA) and a Tate-TRAiN Transnational Fellow at the University of the Arts-London, where she was 2011-2012 US-UK Fulbright Distinguished Chair. 

Endorsements

"Through its novel epistelomolgy and methodology, by presenting a cross-national transcontinental comparison, Mobilizing Romani Ethnicity challenges the Eurocentrism inherent in Romani Studies. Anna Mirga-Kruszelnicka deftly navigates contentious issues in the field such as knowledge production and agency, and is not afraid to take a position which is refreshing to see. This book represents a milestone in the development of Roma scholarship."—Aidan McGarry
Central European University Press
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1.25 Pounds (US)
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