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‘Third‐class’ Slovak Roma and inclusion: Bricoleurs vs social engineers
Author(s) -
Scheffel David Z.,
Mušinka Alexander
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
anthropology today
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.419
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1467-8322
pISSN - 0268-540X
DOI - 10.1111/1467-8322.12483
Subject(s) - slovak , inclusion (mineral) , autonomy , ethnography , sociology , politics , class (philosophy) , gender studies , political science , social integration , law , anthropology , epistemology , czech , philosophy , linguistics
This article addresses social inclusion/integration with reference to peripheral Slovak Roma. Based on ethnographic data, it argues that even in communities of so‐called ‘unadaptables’, integration has progressed considerably, but not necessarily along the lines envisioned by the agencies which are propelling ‘Roma inclusion’ as a pan‐European project. The article considers early motherhood, juvenile prostitution and unconventional municipal politicians as examples of bottom‐up inclusion efforts that don’t threaten traditional notions of cultural and political autonomy.