CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2017
| Author | Usein, Suzane |
|---|---|
| Title | Welcome Home? Narratives of Macedonian Roma as Migrants and Deportees |
| Summary | This study provides a glimpse into the everyday lives of Macedonian Roma as migrants in European countries and deportees in Macedonia. I examine the social implications of the migration and deportation experience. Also, I look at their influence on the ‘sense of belonging’ to the Macedonian social structures. Through narrative analysis I found that ‘belonging’ for Macedonian Roma is a fluid construct which results from the intersection of ‘home’, ‘other’ and ‘power’. I make a comparison between three Macedonian Roma waves of migration to Western European countries. I argue that the experiences of Roma as asylum seekers are shaped through the European tendencies to separate this minority as ‘non-belonging’ to any state. The deportation of these migrants has contributed to furthering them from the Macedonian structures and with that reinforcing their sense of ‘non-belonging’. The biggest wave of Roma migrants from the region, most of whom claimed asylum in Germany, was noted during the Yugoslav wars. The migration of Macedonian Roma to Western European countries is still present today. However, this study argues that there is a difference in the experiences of Macedonian Roma depending on the periods of migration. |
| Supervisor | Ramajam, Prem Kumar |
| Department | Sociology MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2017/usein_suzane.pdf |
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