What is it about?
The recent economic crisis has caused greater inequalities, but why are the European Roma affected more than other groups? This paper takes a critical look at the effects of this crisis both in terms of social tensions but also structural inequalities.
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My analysis offers a comparative historical perspective to the treatment of European Roma. Although the current plight of the Roma people is not without precedent in European history, the effects of neoliberal policies, now adopted by the majority of Euroepan countries, have much to do with the rising tide of racism and hostility against Roma people.
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This page is a summary of: The time of the Roma in times of crisis: Where has European neoliberal capitalism failed?, Ethnicities, May 2015, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/1468796815584421.
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