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The Roma issue is generally treated as a European matter. Indeed,
the Roma are the largest European minority-their presence outside
of Europe is a result of various waves of migration over the past
four hundred years. Likewise, the stereotypes associated with the
Roma-the problematized, stigmatized status of a "Gypsy" as well as
the historical and contemporary manifestations of antigypsyism-are
also of European origin. This book claims, however, that the
perception of Roma being strictly a European issue is flawed, and
that re-connecting the Roma issue globally represents an important
learning experience and an added value. The book offers a critical
exploration of Romani political activism in Colombia and Argentina,
and compares it to that in Spain, narrated from the intimate
perspective of Romani actors themselves. By outlining parallel
lineages of Romani activism in three countries and on two
continents, the author arrives at broad conclusions regarding the
nature of ethnic mobilization. Mirga-Kruszelnicka proposes a new
synergetic conceptualization of this multidirectional concept as an
interplay between political opportunities, mobilizing structures,
and frames of identity. Contributing to the vivid debate about the
relationship between the researcher and the researched, the book
also includes an original discussion of the positionality of
scholars of Romani background.
Coalitions across Borders shows how social movements have
cooperated and conflicted as they work to develop a transnational
civil society in response to perceived threats of
neoliberalism--free trade, privatization, structural adjustment,
and unbridled corporate power. The authors explore the processes of
transnational mobilization, discussing the motivations and methods
of cross-border cooperation as well as the conflicts that have
affected movement abilities to promote social change. The original
case studies included in this volume represent a diverse cross
section of transnational movement coalitions--from various regions
and nations, representing different movement interests, and
addressing a range of economic injustices. Coalitions across
Borders reveals the many social conditions that enable and
constrain the formation of transnational civil societies and the
ways in which movement actors manage conflicts as they work toward
common goals.
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