ISBN:
9781351050371
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (292 pages)
Series Statement:
Routledge Research in Gender and Society Ser
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Kóczé, Angéla The Romani Women's Movement : Struggles and Debates in Central and Eastern Europe
DDC:
305.48891497043
Keywords:
Women, Romani-Europe, Eastern-Social conditions
;
Feminism-Europe, Central
;
Feminism-Europe, Eastern
;
Women, Romani-Europe, Central-Social conditions
Abstract:
Canon: The institute of sainthood -- Making Roma Women's History -- Ontology: The Place with the View -- Representation: 'Are you Talking to me?' -- Conclusion -- Note -- Bibliography -- PART II: Linking the Personal and the Political -- 5. Towards an Anti-Racist Feminism for Social Justice in Romania -- Becoming a Feminist by Border-Crossing -- Being a Romani Feminist -- Feminism, Social Justice, and Anti-Racism -- Notes -- Bibliography -- 6. Romani Women's Friendship, Empowerment, and Politics: Views on Romani Feminism in Serbia and Beyond -- About Us and Our Letters -- Email Exchange 1 -- Email Exchange 2 -- Email Exchange 3 -- Email Exchange 4 -- Email Exchange 5 -- Notes -- Bibliography -- 7. Untapped Potential of Romani Women's Activism in Contemporary Europe: Czech Republic -- The Roma Nation as Political Actors -- Athinganoi, the Roma Students' Initiative -- Beyond Institutional Politics - Local Political Engagement for Change -- Czech Government Strategy for Roma Inclusion -- How the International Romani Movement Impacted Activism in the Czech Republic -- Ten Common Basic Principles: EU Getting More Serious When it Comes to Roma -- Specifically Romani Women's Activism in the Czech Republic: Manushe -- Romani Women's Activism Seeking Redress for Forced Sterilizations -- Romani Women's Activism in Implementing the D.H. Judgment -- Reaching Out to the Roma Grassroots of Europe -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- 8. Roma Gender Politics in Hungary and Feminist Alliances in Practice -- Theoretical Framework -- Background: Roma in Hungary -- Recent Initiatives by Civil Society in the Field of Roma Women's Issues -- Roma Gender Politics and the Concept of Intersectionality -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Bibliography -- 9. The Dilemmas of the Romani Women's Movement in Bulgaria: From Assimilation to Empowerment?.
Abstract:
Gender Perceptions in the Roma Community -- The Communist Period -- The Romani Women's Movement in Bulgaria After 1989 -- The Role of Non-Roma Civil Society Organizations -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- PART III:Transnational Inspirations -- 10.'The Silk Revolution' - Tracing the Genealogy of Gitanas Activism in Spain and its Influences on the International Romani Women's Movement -- Introduction -- The Birth of the Gitanas Movement in Spain -- The Rationale of 'Gitanas Feminism' -- The Impact of the Gitanas Movement and the Emergence of a Gender-Sensitive Agenda -- 'Romani Feminism' in Spain and CEE Countries: Parallel Paths? -- Notes -- Bibliography -- 11. Kalí NGOs and the Spanish Model: A Resistant or Complacent Framework? -- Towards a Kalí-Gadji Partnership? Getting to Know Each Other -- Institutional Obstacles to Building a Pluralized Kalí Feminist Civil Society: Another Form of Gendered Violence? -- Taming -- Silencing -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Concluding Remarks: -- A Book of our Own: The Importance of Documenting Our Existence, Our Dissent - Alexandra Oprea -- Promises and Prospects for the Romani Women's Movement in Central and Eastern Europe - Carol Silverman -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Abstract:
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of tables -- List of contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Introduction: Romani Feminist Critique and Gender Politics -- Conceptual Inspirations -- Romani Feminism as a Way of Challenging Multiple Forms of Oppression -- Intersectionality as a Political Project -- Romani Women Advancing Social Movements of the Marginalized -- Novel Concepts of Citizenship and Citizenship Acts -- Romani Politics and Dilemmas of Participation -- About the Volume -- Bibliography -- PART I:Social Categories and Agendas -- 1. Missed Opportunity or Building Blocks of a Movement? History and Lessons from the Roma Women's Initiative's Efforts to Organize European Romani Women's Activism -- Contexts -- Personal introductions -- A brief history of the Roma Women's Initiative -- Laying the Foundations -- The Roma Women's Forum in 2003: A Turning Point -- Seizing Strategic Opportunities Offered by European Enlargement -- Legacies of the Roma Women's Initiative -- Concluding Thoughts -- Note -- Bibliography -- 2. Negotiating the Identity Dilemma: Crosscurrents Across the Romani, Romani Women's and Romani LGBTIQ Movements -- Introduction -- Dilemma 1: The Roma Nation: Between Oppression and Power? -- Dilemma 2: The Compatibility of Romani Ethnic and Gender Identities? -- Dilemma 3: Romani-LGBTIQ Identities? -- Conclusion -- Note -- Bibliography -- 3. Gender Relations and the Romani Women's Movement in the Eyes of Young Romani Men: The Potentials for Transversal Politics -- Introduction -- Theoretical Framework and the Research -- Young Romani Men on Gender Politics -- Romani Women's Activism and the Romani Movement: Tensions and Conjunctions -- Potentials for Transversal Politics -- Bibliography -- 4. Heroines of Ours: Between Magnificence and Maleficence -- Introduction.
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