Kurzus nemzetközi vendég- és részidős hallgatóknak
- Kar
- Társadalomtudományi Kar
- Szervezet
- TÁTK Kisebbségszociológia Tanszék
- Kód
- EKIP13
- Cím
- Current minority issues 2
- Tervezett félév
- Őszi
- Meghirdetve
- 2024/25/1
- ECTS
- 5
- Nyelv
- en
- Oktatás célja
- Course description The course will offer critical and comparative knowledge on matters of Roma inclusion in various European countries. Specific focus will be allocated to the current challenges of Roma communities in Europe. During the course, particular Roma related topics will be discussed, considering the mainstream social policy and institutional arrangements. Topics will include EU and national Roma strategies, education, housing and employment challenges of Roma, systemic racism, anti-Gypsyism, as well as political representation and participation matters. Learning outcomes By the end of the course, students will: - be familiar with the key challenges of Roma communities in Europe especially in the EU. - be able to analyse problems affecting Roma and its socio-political connections. - be able analyse specific public policies and their impact on Roma communities. - become more confident in critically using relevant literature and develop critical thinking along Roma inclusion related matters.
- Tantárgy tartalma
- Course Policies Attendance: Regular attendance is expected. More than three unexcused absences may result in a lower grade. Respecting deadlines: Assignment/s submitted late without prior approval will result lower grade. Academic Integrity: All students are expected to adhere to the institution's academic integrity policy.
- Számonkérés és értékelés
- Assessment The final grade is based on class-participation [10%], a presentation [30%], and a written final paper of min. 2000 and max. 2500 words [60%]. The final paper needs to be submitted during the exam period. Submission date to be agreed at a later stage. Class participation: Regular class attendance is required. Students are also asked to read the assigned mandatory readings for each class. Presentation: Depending on class size, one or two students will sign up for the role of kicking off the class presentation/s at each session. Assigned student/s will prepare a 15–20-minute presentation based on the mandatory reading/s. Final paper: the course instructor will present four topics with recommended literature and the students have the liberty to choose among those. The number of topics is subject to the class size.
- Irodalomjegyzék
- Course outline Introduction – 9 Sept Presenting the main aims, learning outcomes, topics, and requirements of the course. Students are requested to briefly introduce themselves and provide details about their academic and research interest/background. No required readings. The Roma: Europe’s biggest minority – 16 Sept Reading: Mihai Surdu and Martin Kovats. 2015. Roma Identity as an Expert-Political Construction, Social Inclusion, 2015, Volume 3, Issue 5, Pages 5-18 Optional reading: Ivan Szelenyi, and Janos Ladanyi. 2001. The Social Construction of Roma Ethnicity in Bulgaria, Romania and Hungary During Market Transition. Review of Sociology 7 (2). https://szociologia.hu/dynamic/RevSoc_2001_2_LadanyiJ_The_social_construction_of_romaa_ethnicity.pdf Strategical approaches to Roma inclusion: The EU Roma Frameworks - 23 Sept Guest Lecturer: Marek Hojsik, Senior Project Manager, Central European University Reading: European Commission. 2020. EU Roma strategic framework for equality, inclusion and participation for 2020 – 2030. https://commission.europa.eu/document/download/99cc0720-68c2-4300-854f-592bf21dceaf_en?filename=eu_roma_strategic_framework_for_equality_inclusion_and_participation_for_2020_-_2030.pdf Optional reading: Matarazzo, Martina and Violeta Naydenova. (2019) Post-2020 EU Roma Strategy: The Way Forward. Brussels / Budapest. The National Roma Strategical Frameworks: Inclusion of Roma by the EU MSs. Case studies from Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic - 30 Sept Guest Lecturer: Marek Hojsik, Senior Project Manager, Central European University Reading: Book: Michal Vasseccka, Martina Juraaskova, and Tom Nicholson. 2003. CACIPEN PAL O ROMA A Global Report on Roma in Slovakia. Iveta Radicova The Roma on the Verge of Transformation p 63-73. Roma Civil Monitor. 2022. Civil society monitoring report on the quality of the national strategic framework for Roma equality, inclusion, and participation in Hungary. P 17-25. Optional reading: European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights. 2020. Roma In 10 European Countries ― Main Results. (Country specific data available. HU, CZ and SK can be checked as an option) Analysing the quality of the National Roma Strategical Frameworks – 7 Oct Reading: Roma Civil Monitor. 2022. A synthesis of civil society’s reports on the quality of the national strategic frameworks for Roma equality, inclusion, and participation. Central European University, Democracy Institute. Optional reading: Kostka, Joanna 2015. Diversity of Roma in the National Strategical Frameworks – 14 Oct Reading: Roland Ferkovics. 2024. Diversity in the national Roma strategic frameworks (ad hoc report). Roma Civil Monitor. Optional reading: D’Agostino, S. (2015). Consolidated Criteria for Assessing Intersectionality Operationalization: Policies towards Roma Women in Central and Eastern European Member States as test-cases, 1–18 Segregation in education, and the role of special schools in Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic – 21 Oct Reading: Messing, V. (2017). Differentiation in the Making: Consequences of School Segregation of Roma in the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Slovakia. European Education, 49(1), 89–103. Optional reading: Roma Education Fund. 2015. Making Desegregation Work! https://www.romaeducationfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/desegregation_toolkit__2015_web.pdf Autumn break 28 Oct- 2 Nov From education to employment: Roma in the labour market. – 4 Nov Reading: Messing, Vera (2015) Policy puzzles with the employment of Roma. In Beblavy, M., Maselli I., Veselková, M. (eds) Green, Pink and Silver? The Future of Labour in Europe. Brussels: CEPS p. 174-196 Optional reading: European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights. 2020. Roma In 10 European Countries ― Main Results p. 42-47 Housing desegregation, social housing and housing challenges Roma face. – 11 Nov Reading: Marek Hojsik 2023. Examples of successful housing desegregation as a precondition of Roma integration. Roma Civil Monitor Central European University Democracy Institute p. 6-33. Optional reading: Luca Váradi, Blanka Szilasi, Anna Kende, Jeremy Braverman,Gábor Simonovits,Bori Simonovits. 2023. “Personally, I feel sorry, but professionally, I don't have a choice.”1 Understanding the drivers of anti-Roma discrimination on the rental housing market Race and EthnicityVolume 8 – 2023 https://doi.org/10.3389/fsoc.2023.1223205 Anti-gypsyism, discrimination and intolerance against Roma. – 18 Nov Guest Lecturer: Isabela Mihalache, Senior Policy Officer, ERGO Network Reading: Ismael Cortés Gómez and Markus End. 2019. Dimensions of Antigypsyism in Europe. European Network Against Racism aisbl (ENAR) and the Central Council of German Sinti and Roma. Antigypsyism – A Reference Paper 1 Alliance against Antigypsyism – p.261-276 Optional reading: Reclaiming the Narrative: A Critical Assessment of Terminology in the Fight for Roma Rights Alexandra Oprea and Margareta Matache - p. 276- 301 Political representation of Roma - case study from Hungary – 25 Nov McGarry, A. (2014) Roma as a Political Identity: Exploring Representations of Roma in Europe. Ethnicities, 14 (6), 756–774. Optional reading: Roland Ferkovics. 2024. Europe’s Largest Minority Left Without Political Representation in the EP – Reflections on the Outcome of the European Elections. Central European University the Review of Democracy. The role of intergovernmental/international organizations in the field of Roma inclusion. – 2 Dec Guest lecturer: Jashar Jasharov, Associate Programme Officer, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights - Contact Point for Roma and Sinti Issues What is the OSCE? – Factsheet https://www.osce.org/files/f/documents/d/d/35775_10.pdf What is ODIHR? – Factsheet https://www.osce.org/files/f/documents/b/b/13701.pdf ODIHR and Roma and Sinti Issues – Factsheet https://www.osce.org/files/f/documents/9/5/102598.pdf Optional reading: “4th Status Report: Implementation of the Action Plan on Improving the Situation of Roma and Sinti within the OSCE Area” – https://www.osce.org/files/f/documents/c/f/555066.pdf