CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2013
| Author | Vasic, Marina |
|---|---|
| Title | The Political Integration of Roma within the Multicultural Societies: Case of Roma in Macedonia and Serbia |
| Summary | Roma, as the largest and most disadvantaged European minority, are one of the hardest cases of social and political integration. The work of scholars on ‘multicultural citizenship’ provides a possible framework for integrating disadvantaged groups within the wider society. It explains three components: a proper categorization- status of national minorities, active participation from the groups and the input from the international community (pressure on national governments to implement certain affirmative action). This work takes into consideration two former Yugoslav republics (Macedonia and Serbia) that show different results in political integration of Roma. Macedonia, as an ethnically unstable country, serves as an exemplar case where the Roma are substantially integrated in society. The minority has a developed civil sector, with numerous non-governmental organizations. Romani political parties actively participate in the elections from the time when Macedonia was recognized as an independent country. In contrast, Serbia (as a less ethnically unstable country) shows less successful results in dealing with cultural diversity. Even though the group has obtained the status of national minority, the effects of this provision did not contribute to political integration. Roma prove to have their political parties and organizations but somehow the outcomes of parliamentary elections do not go in favor of political integration of the minority. Even though Macedonia and Serbia have arisen from the same communist-ideology, their paths did not follow the same direction. The burden of other factors (authoritarian regime, ethnic conflicts) made Roma integration in Serbia rather poor. Because of these factors, Serbia started very late to transform its political system, which resulted in negligence towards cultural diversity. |
| Supervisor | Sgier, Lea |
| Department | Political Science MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2013/vasic_marina.pdf |
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