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Dale Farm e l’urbanistica del disprezzo

“Abbiamo messo il sito in sicurezza”, dice Tony Ball, il sindaco di Basildon. Decine di giornalisti giunti da tutto il mondo lo circondano. Telecamere, cavi, microfoni, macchine fotografiche e riflettori sono in postazione da giorni,  insolita scena in questo paesone … Continue reading

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The Roma issue and the EU, a book review

“I would recommend this book to those who may be tempted to see Romani issues only in terms of localised ethnic mobilisations and of increasing racialised violence, as well as to anyone interested in issues around European citizenship, or in … Continue reading

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EU citizenship, Roma mobility and anti-Gypsyism: time for reframing the debate?

This post was published also on The COMPAS blog Given the limited results achieved to date by the EU and EU member states in addressing the multiple exclusion of the Romani people in Europe, it is time to rethink some … Continue reading

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European governance and the Roma

At the upcoming 2011 annual world convention of the Association for the Study of Nationalities in NYC, I’ll be presenting a paper entitled ‘Securitizing the governance of the Roma in Italy’ . The paper is part of a panel on … Continue reading

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