Faculty of Science
Roma minority mobilisations and representations: summary of the Portsmouth symposium
Tue, 30 Oct 2012 12:08:00 GMT
A one day symposium entitled ‘Grassroots globalisation: squaring the circle of Roma inclusion’ was organised in June 2012 using grants obtained from the University Association for Contemporary European Studies’ Collaborative Research Network ‘Romanis in Europe’ and the Centre of European and International Studies Research.
The symposium brought together researchers and practitioners from across Europe to share concerns and research on, with and about Roma minorities. The debate focused on national and local level experiences of researchers and digested broader research issues related to the situation of Roma (Gypsy/Traveller) minorities. The symposium allowed for in-depth discussions and dynamic debate, with six oral presentations on previously circulated papers in the morning, followed by an afternoon discussing common threads, exceptional events, and paths for the future.
The symposium has resulted in a publication in the latest UACES Newsletter (Issue 73, Autumn 2012, see http://www.uaces.org/pdf/newsletter/n73.pdf#page=4 ) and a forthcoming special issue in the journal Ethnicities based on the papers in the symposium is in process for 2015.