Author: Czechoslovak RepublicPublisher:
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Pamphlets on Minorities in the Czechoslovak Republic
Author: Czechoslovak RepublicPamphlets on Czechoslovak Republic
Author: Minorities in Czechoslovakia pamphlet collection
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Author: League of Nations Publications
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Author: The Romani Movement
Author: Peter VermeerschPublisher: Berghahn Books
ISBN: 0857456784
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
The collapse of communism and the process of state building that ensued in the 1990s have highlighted the existence of significant minorities in many European states, particularly in Central Europe. In this context, the growing plight of Europe’s biggest minority, the Roma (Gypsies), has been particularly salient. Traditionally dispersed, possessing few resources and devoid of a common “kin state” to protect their interests, the Roma have often suffered from widespread exclusion and institutionalized discrimination. Politically underrepresented and lacking popular support amongst the wider populations of their host countries, the Roma have consequently become one of Europe’s greatest “losers” in the transition towards democracy. Against this background, the author examines the recent attempts of the Roma in Central Europe and their supporters to form a political movement and to influence domestic and international politics. On the basis of first-hand observation and interviews with activists and politicians in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia, he analyzes connections between the evolving state policies towards the Roma and the recent history of Romani mobilization. In order to reach a better understanding of the movement’s dynamics at work, the author explores a number of theories commonly applied to the study of social movements and collective action.
Minorities and Law in Czechoslovakia, 1918–1992
Author: Jan KuklíkPublisher: Charles University in Prague, Karolinum Press
ISBN: 8024635836
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 302
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Ethnic minority issues played an important role in the history of Czechoslovakia, from 1918, during World War II and in the years immediately following it. Czechoslovakia became a model for solving ethnic and minority problems and legal regulations had always played a key role in the status of minorities. This book, which deals with issues concerning ethnic and language minorities in Czechoslovakia from a long-term perspective, is primarily intended for foreign readers. In recent years, ethnic minority issues are once again becoming relevant in Europe and thorough knowledge of earlier problems and solutions may facilitate further examination of the current problems.
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