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Roma inclusion post Brexit: a challenge to existing rhetoric?

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posted on 2023-07-26, 14:59 authored by Zoë James, David M. Smith
Purpose: This paper proposes that the UKs exit from the EU is unlikely to impact heavily on the lived reality of Roma, given its negligible impact prior to Brexit. The paper sets out a critique of existing EU approaches to anti-Gypsyism that are based in discourses of racism and anti-nomadism and are typified in the EU hate crime agenda. The paper argues for recognition of the systemic social harms caused by discrimination against Roma in the EU and the commonality of their experience with other socially excluded groups that do not conform to the requirements of contemporary neoliberal capitalism. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach: The paper comprises an opinion piece that sets out a critical examination of existing literature on policy and research in Romani studies and utilises theoretical work within criminology and social policy. Findings: The paper explains the inability of existing EU approaches to tackle social harms experienced by Roma throughout the EU. In doing so it suggests that the UKs exit from the EU may not have a significant impact on Roma in the UK. Originality/value: The paper challenges extant discourses and proposes new ways of thinking about anti-Gypsyism.

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Refereed

  • Yes

Volume

16

Issue number

4

Page range

186-195

Publication title

Safer Communities

ISSN

2042-8774

Publisher

Emerald

Language

  • other

Legacy posted date

2020-05-07

Legacy Faculty/School/Department

ARCHIVED Faculty of Health, Social Care & Education (until September 2018)

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