CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2023
| Author | Blanka Szilasi |
|---|---|
| Title | "The way they look at you. If you are seen as a Roma, the answer is no." Discrimination of Tenants of Romani Origin in the Hungarian Rental Housing Market |
| Summary | People of Romani origin are discriminated against in the Hungarian rental housing market. This study looks at power relations within it, how tenants of Romani origin are excluded, how and why the discrimination is legitimized. In addition, the thesis introduces how tenants of Romani origin deal with discrimination, how aware they are of their exclusion in the market and what are the specific strategies they use when looking for a place of residence. The research includes focus group discussions with landlords and real estate agents as well as semi-structured interviews with tenants of Romani origin. During the research, the approach of Critical Discourse Analysis and Housing Career of Minorities was applied. The findings show that (1) landlords and agents identify tenants as persons of Romani origin through their stereotypical beliefs and that tenants of Romani origin are aware of how they are seen; (2) while landlords and agents acknowledge the existence of discriminatory practices, they tend to shift the responsibility to other actors and factors; (3) because of their double consciousness, tenants of Romani origin see themselves through the eyes of non-Roma and develop strategies to either face or avoid discrimination, while searching for a place to live. |
| Supervisor | Pogonyi, Szabolcs; Rövid, Márton; Váradi, Luca |
| Department | Nationalism Studies MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2023/szilasi_blanka.pdf |
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