Marginality, advocacy, and the ambiguities of multiculturalism: Notes on Romani activism in Central Europe

Identities

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 451-478

  Vermeersch, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Advocacy; Central Europe; Marginality; Minority rights; Roma

Indexed keywords

ADVOCACY; HUMAN RIGHTS; MARGINALIZATION; MINORITY GROUP; MULTICULTURALISM;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 29244447131     PISSN: 1070289X     EISSN: 15473384     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10702890500332618     Document Type: Article

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