‘Third-class’ Slovak Roma and inclusion: Bricoleurs vs social engineers |
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| Authors: | David Z Scheffel Alexander Mušinka |
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| Institution: | 1. Professor of Anthropology at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, BC, Canada. He has conducted field research with Roma in eastern Slovakia, Russian Old Believers in Canada and Eastern Europe and aboriginal Ati in the Philippines.;2. Research Associate at Prešov University's Institute of Romani Studies. He specializes in applied anthropology and quantitative research methods. |
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| Abstract: | This article addresses social inclusion/integration with reference to peripheral Slovak Roma. Based on ethnographic data, it argues that even in communities of so-called ‘unadaptables’, integration has progressed considerably, but not necessarily along the lines envisioned by the agencies which are propelling ‘Roma inclusion’ as a pan-European project. The article considers early motherhood, juvenile prostitution and unconventional municipal politicians as examples of bottom-up inclusion efforts that don’t threaten traditional notions of cultural and political autonomy. |
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