CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2008
| Author | Lovellette, Tyler Grant |
|---|---|
| Title | Distinction, Domination, and Ethnic Politics: A Theoretical Inquiry into Hungarian Roma Mobilization |
| Summary | Compared to its contemporary countries in Central Europe, Hungary established a generous minority rights regime with the passage of its Act LXXVII of 1993 on the Rights of National and Ethnic Minorities, a central component of which was the right of national minorities to organize local and national minority self-governments. Although lacking such a legal mandate, the National Roma Self-Government (NRSG) has since then become the de facto legitimate representative body of the Hungarian Roma, while enjoying none of the decision-making powers that usually accompany a representative body. This thesis provides a critical reading of Peter Vermeersch’s application of new social movement theory to the NRSG. Vermeersch only briefly mentions the NRSG, but this thesis examines in detail the NRSG, its history, its development, its structure, and its functioning. The hypothesis of this thesis is that Vermeersch’s account, though empirically rich, is theoretically weak. A theoretical approach based on a Bourdieuian structural theory of power as practice would better explain the NRSG. This thesis operationalizes such a theoretical framework using the NRSG as a case study. |
| Supervisor | Kowalski, Alexandra; Pelinka, Anton; Stewart, Michael |
| Department | Nationalism Studies MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2008/lovellette_tyler.pdf |
Visit the CEU Library.
© 2007-2021, Central European University