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Ethnic Group Identity and the Roma Social Movement: Transnational Organizing Structures of Representation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

Aidan McGarry
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There have been attempts to detail the representation of the Romani community with a focus on both the domestic and transnational political context; however, less is known about how Roma create organizing structures of representation and the role of these structures within the broader social movement. This article seeks to add to this growing research by analysing Roma representation in the transnational political context, as well as unpacking the relationship between ethnic group identity and shared interests. By understanding that ethnic group identity and shared interests are intertwined in the case of Roma, we can begin to understand the numerous challenges faced by the Roma social movement, particularly those relating to political participation and adequate representation.

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Nationalities Papers , Volume 36 , Issue 3 , July 2008 , pp. 449 - 470
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Copyright © 2008 Association for the Study of Nationalities 

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