Abstract
This chapter assesses the impact of three integration components on Roma in Hungary: cultural; socio-economic and political. It argues that Hungary has initiated policies in all three integration components but each has fallen short of the mark in terms of addressing the specific needs and interests of Roma. State integration efforts are focused on the protection of national minorities whose interests are overwhelmingly cultural in nature such as linguistic and educational provisions, and the interests of Roma, which are primarily socio-economic and political in nature, are sidelined. However, through ethnic mobilization Roma have attempted to redress this unsatisfactory situation.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Minority Integration in Central Eastern Europe: Between Ethnic Diversity and Equality. |
Editors | Timofey Agarin, Brosig Malte |
Place of Publication | Amsterdam/New York |
Publisher | Rodopi |
ISBN (Print) | 978-90-420-2733-6 |
Publication status | Published - 2009 |
Publication series
Name | On the boundary of two worlds: identity, freedom, and moral imagination in the Baltics 18 |
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Bibliographical note
Copyright to be checked.This chapter appears in an edited volume entitled ‘Minority Integration in Central Eastern Europe: Between Ethnic Diversity and Equality’. It was edited by Timofey Agarin and Malte Brosig and published in 2009 by Rodopi (Amsterdam/New York).