CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2019
| Author | Banda, Pál |
|---|---|
| Title | Equality In Practice In The Case Of Roma In Hungary How To Overcome School Segregation? |
| Summary | Improving the educational situation of the Roma has been an on the agenda of the Hungarian Government for decades. There have been policies, frameworks, and strategies devised by the European Union and by the Hungarian Government for the inclusion of the Roma. A key element of these measures is to tackle school segregation. This thesis focuses on the educational situation of the Roma in Hungary, specifically on school segregation. I argue that the Hungarian Government’s legal commitment to non-discrimination and protection of discriminated groups are insufficient and obscure. Furthermore, I argue that fighting against school segregation of the Roma, although it is claimed in the National Strategy for Social Inclusion to be eradicated, is not practically promoted by the Hungarian Government, therefore social inclusion of the Roma is hindered on the state level. After analyzing relevant legal documents, including strategies for social inclusion presented in my interviews with national experts on inclusive education, I argue that even though the legal framework for protection against discrimination in general is present, there is a need for targeted legal protection against discrimination of the Roma. Furthermore, I argue that a specifically Roma focused Hungarian national strategy for social inclusion need to be devised, which should be followed by targeted state-led and monitored actions for inclusion of the Roma. In the last part, I provide policy recommendations to the European Union and to the Hungarian Government in which I focus on targeted measures with particular attention to quality enhancement of the education and which ultimately lead to reducing discrimination and school segregation of the Roma. |
| Supervisor | Dimitrijevic, Nenad; Rostas, Iulius |
| Department | Political Science MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2019/banda_pal.pdf |
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