Humanities & Social Sciences

The fringes of citizenship

Romani minorities in Europe and civic marginalisation

by Julija Sardelic, Gurminder Bhambra

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This book presents a socio-legal enquiry into the civic marginalisation of Roma in Europe. Instead of looking only at Roma's position as migrants, an ethnic minority or a socio-economically disadvantage group, it considers them as European citizens, questioning why they are typically used to describe exceptionalities of citizenship in developed liberal democracies rather than as evidence for how problematic the conceptualisation of citizenship is at its core. Developing novel theoretical concepts, such as the fringes of citizenship and the invisible edges of citizenship, the book investigates a variety of topics around citizenship, including migration and free movement, statelessness and school segregation, as well as how marginalised minorities respond to such predicaments. It argues that while Roma are unique as a minority, the treatment that marginalises them is not. This is demonstrated by comparing their position to that of other marginalised minorities around the globe.

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Reviews

According to numerous scholars and policymakers, Roma are the most disadvantaged ethnic minority in Europe. But while the predicament of Roma has often been discussed, it is invariably seen as an unfortunate anomaly in otherwise inclusive liberal democratic states. The fringes of citizenship offers a novel socio-legal enquiry into the position of Roma as marginalised citizens, using the perspective of global citizenship studies. It argues that while the Romani minorities in Europe are unique, the forms of civic marginalisation they face are not. States around the globe have applied similar legislation and policies that made traditionally settled minorities marginalised. The book examines topics such as free movement and migration, statelessness and school segregation, as well as how minorities themselves respond to marginalisation. It shows how minorities can have a wide spectrum of 'multicultural rights' and still face racism and significant human rights violations. To understand this paradox, the book offers new theoretical concepts, such as the 'invisible edges' of citizenship and 'citizenship fringes'. The fringes of citizenship will be of interest to students and scholars of citizenship, migration, ethnic and racial studies. It also contains much that will be of value to policymakers dealing with human and minority rights, as well as to general readers eager to understand the position of Roma as citizens.

Author Biography

Julija Sardelic is a Lecturer in the Political Science and International Relations Programme at Victoria University of Wellington

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Bibliographic Information

  • Publisher Manchester University Press
  • Publication Date July 2021
  • Orginal LanguageEnglish
  • ISBN/Identifier 9781526143143 / 1526143143
  • Publication Country or regionUnited Kingdom
  • FormatPrint PDF
  • Pages216
  • ReadershipCollege/higher education; Professional and scholarly
  • Publish StatusPublished
  • Dimensions216 X 138 mm
  • Biblio NotesDerived from Proprietary 5013
  • SeriesTheory for a Global Age
  • Reference Code12430

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