The Roma in European higher education [electronic book] : recasting identities, re-imagining futures / edited by Louise Morley, Andrzej Mirga and Nadir Redzepi.

Contributor(s): Morley, Louise, 1954- [editor] | Mirga, Andrzej. Roma in the twenty-first century [editor] | Redzepi, Nadine Levy [editor].

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BookPublisher: London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2020Copyright date: ©2020Description: online resource (x, 220 pages).Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781350109636 (hardback); 9781350193451 (paperback); 9781350109643 (e-book); 9781350109650 (e-book); 9781350109667 (e-book).Subject(s): Romanies -- Education, Higher -- Europe

DDC classification: 371.82991497 Online resources: e-Book

Contents:

Thinking differently about the Roma in higher education: beyond sex, slums and special schools, and towards epistemic inclusion- - The Roma education fund and higher education among Roma: lessons learned and future priorities -- The European discourse of inclusion policies for Roma in higher education: racialised neoliberal governmentality in semi peripheral Europe -- Higher education expansion, Roma access and Neoliberal globalization -- Capability strengthening and knowledge production -- Creating knowledge about the Roma in higher education -- Roma in Spanish higher education after three decades of National plans for Roma Inclusion ) -- Higher education in Nordic Roma and Traveller policy documents -- Widening access of Roma in the global knowledge economy in Serbia -- Greek Roma in higher education.

Summary: "Today, between 10 and 12 million Roma live in Europe, comprising the continent's largest ethnic minority. However, only 1% participate in higher education. Although the Roma are widely dispersed across Europe, and beyond, they face similar social, political, and economic challenges throughout the continent. A major site of struggle has been access, attendance and achievement in the education sector for Gypsies, Roma and Travellers (GRT). This groundbreaking text explores the Roma in higher education, a topic of great importance since higher education is considered to be a significant pathway out of poverty and to social mobility. Why are participation rates so low? What are the barriers and what are the enablers? This edited collection brings together authors from diverse national and organisational locations including academics, activists and policymakers from Canada, Chile, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, the UK, and the USA. They share and critically analyse contemporary knowledge on research, policies, practices and interventions to promote Roma participation in higher education in a range of European locations. They cover key topics including the representation of Roma communities as living on the margins, but also racism, anti-Gypsyism, Romaphobia, hate crimes and discriminatory practices. The book offers insights into how to fight discrimination and re-distribute higher educational opportunities without objectifying the Roma or representing these rich and diverse communities merely as powerless victims"-- Provided by publisher.

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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Today, between 10 and 12 million Roma live in Europe, comprising the continent's largest ethnic minority. However, only 1% participate in higher education. Although the Roma are widely dispersed across Europe, and beyond, they face similar social, political, and economic challenges throughout the continent. A major site of struggle has been access, attendance and achievement in the education sector for Gypsies, Roma and Travellers (GRT). This groundbreaking text explores the Roma in higher education, a topic of great importance since higher education is considered to be a significant pathway out of poverty and to social mobility. Why are participation rates so low? What are the barriers and what are the enablers? This edited collection brings together authors from diverse national and organisational locations including academics, activists and policymakers from Canada, Chile, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, the UK, and the USA. They share and critically analyse contemporary knowledge on research, policies, practices and interventions to promote Roma participation in higher education in a range of European locations. They cover key topics including the representation of Roma communities as living on the margins, but also racism, anti-Gypsyism, Romaphobia, hate crimes and discriminatory practices. The book offers insights into how to fight discrimination and re-distribute higher educational opportunities without objectifying the Roma or representing these rich and diverse communities merely as powerless victims.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Today, between 10 and 12 million Roma live in Europe, comprising the continent's largest ethnic minority. However, only 1% participate in higher education. Although the Roma are widely dispersed across Europe, and beyond, they face similar social, political, and economic challenges throughout the continent. A major site of struggle has been access, attendance and achievement in the education sector for Gypsies, Roma and Travellers (GRT). This groundbreaking text explores the Roma in higher education, a topic of great importance since higher education is considered to be a significant pathway out of poverty and to social mobility. Why are participation rates so low? What are the barriers and what are the enablers? This edited collection brings together authors from diverse national and organisational locations including academics, activists and policymakers from Canada, Chile, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, the UK, and the USA. They share and critically analyse contemporary knowledge on research, policies, practices and interventions to promote Roma participation in higher education in a range of European locations. They cover key topics including the representation of Roma communities as living on the margins, but also racism, anti-Gypsyism, Romaphobia, hate crimes and discriminatory practices. The book offers insights into how to fight discrimination and re-distribute higher educational opportunities without objectifying the Roma or representing these rich and diverse communities merely as powerless victims"-- Provided by publisher.

Electronic reproduction.: Bloomsbury Collections. Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Louise Morley is Professor of Education and Director of the Centre for Higher Education and Equity Research (CHEER) at the University of Sussex, UK. Andrzej Mirga is Chair of the Roma Education Fund, Hungary, and former OSCE ODIHR Senior Adviser on Roma and Sinti Issues and chief of the ODIHR Contact Point for Roma and Sinti Issues. Nadir Redzepi is Executive Director of the Roma Education Fund, Hungary.