Follow the money

International donors, external homelands and their effect on Romani media and advocacy

Bibliographic Data

ID2147488
AuthorsShayna Plaut (School for International Studies, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada, corresponding author)
Year2017
Volume40
Issue7
Pages1058-1076
Publication date2017-05-28
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueEthnic and Racial Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0141-9870 • E-ISSN: 1466-4356
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01419870.2017.1267377
OpenAlexW2564090050
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited29

While Roma are both Europe's largest minority, there is no "homeland" state that claims to guard their interest. The lack of "an external national homeland" [Brubaker, R. 1996. Nationalism Reframed: Nationhood and the National Question in the New Europe. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press] to watchdog and safeguard their rights has a particular effect on how Roma engage as political actors and subjects. International donors/foundations have assumed the role of "external homeland". This article explores the effect that donors' funding priorities have on Romani advocacy - specifically Romani journalism. Drawing upon multi-sited fieldwork in five countries, extensive document analysis, and interviews, Idemonstrate that the change in Romani media content over the past two decades reflects the shift in funders' priorities, particularly in relation to the European project. "The Roma" become a tool for donors and European institutions to build a "European" identity while Romani-led advocacy becomes increasingly marganilized

Guard (computer science · Homeland · Journalism · Media studies · National identity · Nationalism · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · State (computer science · Gender Studies · Law · Public Administration · Romani and Gypsy Studies · Water Resources and Governance

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