C 2006

Political participation of Roma in Slovakia and Prospects for their Integration

VAŠEČKA, Michal

Basic information

Original name

Political participation of Roma in Slovakia and Prospects for their Integration

Name in Czech

Politická participace Romů na Slovensku a vyhlídky jejich plné integrace

Authors

VAŠEČKA, Michal (703 Slovakia, guarantor)

Edition

1. vydání. Huddinge, Sweden, In: Rindzeviciute, Egle (ed): Re-approaching East-Central Europe: Old Region, New Institutions? p. 127 - 150, 24 pp. Center for Baltic East European Studies, 2006

Publisher

Center for Baltic East European Studies

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Kapitola resp. kapitoly v odborné knize

Field of Study

50000 5. Social Sciences

Country of publisher

Sweden

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14230/06:00017553

Organization unit

Faculty of Social Studies

ISBN

91-85139-07-6

Keywords in English

Roma; Slovakia; political participation; social exclusion; parliament; incorporation; integration

Tags

International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 29/6/2009 20:07, PhDr. Michal Vašečka, Ph.D.

Abstract

V originále

The path of making it for the Roma on the political level leads through the representatives of the Roma community running on the ballots of political parties representing the majority population. Even though this option in principle leads to assimilation, in regards to the number of the Roma in Slovakia, the socio-demographic specifics and the high degree of occurrence of anomy, as well as the overall state of resignation of some Roma communities means that for the upcoming years the Roma will not be able to make it through Roma political parties. The political participation represents not only a challenge for the Roma–it is above all a challenge for the majority population. The majority population and its political representation should in a short period of time initiate and intensive discussion on how it envisages involving the Roma minority in the issues of public interest. The need for common solutions that would involve both the Roma and the non-Roma in the solution of the so-called Roma issue and building a multi-national and multi-cultural Slovakia requires – and in the future will increasingly more urgently require–the existence of a relevant Roma political representation.

In Czech

The path of making it for the Roma on the political level leads through the representatives of the Roma community running on the ballots of political parties representing the majority population. Even though this option in principle leads to assimilation, in regards to the number of the Roma in Slovakia, the socio-demographic specifics and the high degree of occurrence of anomy, as well as the overall state of resignation of some Roma communities means that for the upcoming years the Roma will not be able to make it through Roma political parties. The political participation represents not only a challenge for the Roma–it is above all a challenge for the majority population. The majority population and its political representation should in a short period of time initiate and intensive discussion on how it envisages involving the Roma minority in the issues of public interest. The need for common solutions that would involve both the Roma and the non-Roma in the solution of the so-called Roma issue and building a multi-national and multi-cultural Slovakia requires – and in the future will increasingly more urgently require–the existence of a relevant Roma political representation.

Links

MSM0021622408, plan (intention)
Name: Reprodukce a integrace společnosti (Acronym: IVRIS)
Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR, Reproduction and integration of society