CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2014
| Author | Kovacova, Lucia |
|---|---|
| Title | The Role of Deliberation in the Success of Activation Work Programs: The Case of Roma Employment in Slovakia |
| Summary | The marginalized Roma communities in Slovakia experience severe discrimination and multiple barriers in the process of integration in the labour market, which traps them in the circle of poverty and reinforces their social and economic exclusion. Currently, the activation work programs present one of the active employment policies targeting problems of the Roma employment, especially prevalent long-term unemployment related to poor work ethic or a lack of skills. The purpose of this thesis is to demonstrate whether and how deliberation between local policy makers and the Roma in the process of policy formulation and problem identification facilitates the success of the activation work programs. A survey was conducted in 39 municipalities in order to examine the relationship between deliberation and the success of programs, as well as to explore the role of a community facilitator for deliberation. The findings show that deliberation contributes to the success of activation work programs in the form of higher rate of Roma participants who get employed after the program finishes. Additionally, community facilitators may be considered as effective tools for successful engagement of the Roma in deliberation because they assist to build trust and social networks between the Roma and non-Roma. |
| Supervisor | Kahanec Martin |
| Department | Public Policy MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2014/kovacova_lucia.pdf |
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