Open AccessRoma People in Slovakia: Building a Wall Around an Ethnic Minority
Author(s) -
Neven Andjelić
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
world journal of social science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2329-9355
pISSN - 2329-9347
DOI - 10.5430/wjss.v5n2p1
Subject(s) - ethnic group , state (computer science) , position (finance) , political science , population , economic growth , geography , development economics , sociology , business , demography , law , economics , finance , algorithm , computer science
Slovakia, as multiethnic state, is home to significant Roma population making them third largest ethnic group in thecountry. Widespread discrimination in the society and inadequate state policies put many Roma in position ofunemployment, bad or no education, horrendous housing condition with no running water or electricity and otherinfrastructure, segregation and walled off communities. Europeanization of state policies might have changedlegislation but the practice is in many ways not affected.