Corruption, Inefficiencies and Practices of Resistance /
Riccardo Armillei.
Cham :
Palgrave Macmillan,
[2018]
1 online resource (277 pages)
Mapping Global Racisms
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Intro; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Contents; Acronyms and Abbreviations; 1: Inside campi nomadi: The Italian Approach to the Global Shanty Town Development; Global 'Slummification', Romani People and the EU's Response; The Politics of the Romani People in Contemporary Italy; Why a Book on the 'Nomad Camps' in Italy?; The Governance of the 'Camps System' in Rome; The Italian Government; 'Terzo Settore'/Third Sector/CSOs; The Romani 'Camp-Dwellers'; A 'Contentious Space'; Research Design; Target Group, Sample Size and Recruitment Methods; Bibliography
2: The Institutional and Spatial Segregation of Romanies in ItalyRomani People/Romanies/Roma: A Kaleidoscope of Definitions; The Making of the 'Camps Policy'; From Protection to Segregation; The Camp as a 'Civilising Site'; From Italian 'baraccati' to Romani 'Camp-Dwellers'; The Legislative Framework on Romani Issues; 'Legal Limbo'; Like stranieri in patria; The Lack of National Legislation Regarding the Romani Issue; Lack of Cultural Recognition and Cultural Misinterpretation; Bibliography; 3: The Paradoxes of the Italian Approach Towards the Romani People
An Over-Optimistic View of CRI's InterventionConflict Between CRI and Other CSOs; CSOs' Involvement Within the 'Camps System'; Non-Romani CSOs Working Within the Camps ('Pro-camps'); Non-Romani Advocacy Organisations Rejecting the Camps ('No-Camps'); The Catholic Organisations; The Role Played by Public Institutions; V Department: Nomads Office; XI Department: Education and Schooling Policies; XII Municipal Hall: Cultural Office; Final Observations; Bibliography; 5: Between Self-Determination and 'Collective-Identity Closure'; Paternalistic Approaches and Romani Voicelessness
The Enactment of the Emergenza Nomadi: National LevelThe Piano Nomadi in Rome; Political Bipartisanship on Romani Issues; A 'National Strategy'; A Tokenistic Role; 'A Book of Dreams'; Final Observations; Bibliography; 4: The Business of the Camps During the 'Nomad Emergency'; From Left to Right: The Introduction of the CRI in Camps' Management; Change of Plan: The Emergence of Inefficiencies, Overlaps and Conflict; Interview with CRI Representatives in Rome; Lack of Transparency and an Attitude of Concealment; Strong Belief in the Neutrality and Independence of the CRI
The Proliferation of Romani OrganisationsThe Weakness of Romani Associationism in the City of Rome; The Interview with Najo Adzovic; Romani People as 'Fighters' and 'Collective-Identity Closure'; Romani Separateness/Distinctiveness; 'Romaniya', 'Anti-Gadje', Double Personality; Absence of a Shared Understanding of 'Romaniness'; The Camp as a 'Resistance Site'; The Case of M. (as Narrated by Romani Speakers); The Case of E.; The Case of B.; The Case of Co.; The Case of Ti.; The Case of the E., W., B. and G.: The Italian Sinti; The Case of the Former Inhabitants of Casilino 900
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This book deals with the social exclusion of Romanies ('Gypsies') in Italy. Based on interviews with Romani individuals, institutional and Civil Society Organisations' (CSOs) representatives, participant observation and a broad range of secondary sources, the volume focuses on the conditions of those living in Rome's urban slums and on the recent implementation of the so-called 'Emergenza Nomadi' (Nomad Emergency). The enactment of this extraordinary measure concealed the existence of a long-established institutional tradition of racism and control directed at Romanies. It was not the result of a sudden, unexpected situation which required an immediate action, as the declaration of an 'emergency' might imply, but rather of a precise government strategy. By providing an investigation into the interactions between Romanies, local institutions and CSOs, this book will deliver a new perspective on the Romani issue by arguing that the 'camp' is not only a tool for institutional control and segregation, but also for 'resistance', as well as a huge business in which everyone plays their part.
'Camps System' in Italy : Corruption, Inefficiencies and Practices of Resistance.