CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2009
| Author | Foldesi, Eva |
|---|---|
| Title | Classmates Critical analysis of school integration of Roma children in Nyiregyhaza, Hungary |
| Summary | This thesis looks for the nature and properties of Roma children’s educational integration in Hungary, offering a critical perspective. The current neurotic and exaggerated climate around ethnic violence and so called “Roma criminality” calls for the reconsideration of ethnic relations. Integration may be a means for promoting a de-ethnicized discourse and more benevolent relations between Roma and non-Roma people by bringing together their children in schools. Consequently, the assumption (following the legacy of Allport) that interethnic contacts may facilitate to overcome hostility and ethnic fallacies, is the focal point of the thesis. Besides, it will analyze the venues of participation of these groups in interactions in order to portray the different representations produced about Roma students. Finally, it is also interested in how the fact that these “integrated” Roma children live in a ghetto influences the narratives of Roma people. The analysis contributes to the discussion on the status of interethnic relations in the context of Hungarian education. |
| Supervisor | Professor Rabinowitz, Dan; Professor Stewart Michael |
| Department | Sociology MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2009/foldesi_eva.pdf |
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