The Socio-economic Impact of Regime Change in Eastern Europe: Gypsy Marginality in the 1990s
The Socio-economic Impact of Regime Change in Eastern Europe: Gypsy Marginality in the 1990s
Author(s): Zoltan BaranySubject(s): Political history, Government/Political systems, Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Post-Communist Transformation, Inter-Ethnic Relations, Ethnic Minorities Studies, Sociology of Politics, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: SAGE Publications Ltd
Keywords: Eastern Europe; regime change; Romani; gypsy population; post-socialist regime transition; inter-ethnic relations; Romani communities;
Summary/Abstract: The objective of this article is to gauge the socio-economic changes among Eastern Europe's Romani (Gypsy) population brought on by the post-socialist regime transitions. More specifically, I am interested in two broad questions. First, how have the East European Gypsies' socio-economic conditions changed since 1989? Second, how have inter-ethnic relations between the Roma and dominant populations changed in the same period ? I argue that in both respects the transformation from state-socialist regimes to nascent democracies has had profoundly negative effects on the region's Romani communities. [...]
Journal: East European Politics and Societies
- Issue Year: 15/2001
- Issue No: 01
- Page Range: 64-113
- Page Count: 50
- Language: English
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