ROMA BEGGING, A WAY TO EARN A LIVING IN THE EUROPEAN UNION
ROMA BEGGING, A WAY TO EARN A LIVING IN THE EUROPEAN UNION
Author(s): Sînziana PredaSubject(s): Oral history, Present Times (2010 - today), Migration Studies, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment, Ethnic Minorities Studies
Published by: Ediktura Beladi
Keywords: Roma; begging; migration; survival; discrimination;
Summary/Abstract: The idea of this paper originated in the research conducted as part of the project “The Untold Story. An Oral History of the Roma People in Romania” (Babeș-Bolyai University & University of Iceland, 2014-2017), regarding the history and present state of the Romanian Roma. One of the aspects discussed concerns the survival strategies of the Roma in the European Union as migration intensified over the past two decades. Primarily, these strategies are informal work and begging. The latter will be analyzed in the present study, offering data from the literature as well as testimonials of persons interviewed as part of the aforementioned project.
Journal: Revista Universitară de Sociologie
- Issue Year: XVI/2020
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 279-286
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English