Claiming Citizenship

Marginalised Voices on Identity and Belonging

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4898313
AutoresCamilla Nordberg (0000-0001-6448-8891, Åbo Akademi University, autor de correspondencia)
Año2006
Volumen10
Número5
Páginas523-539
Fecha de publicación2006-11-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaCitizenship Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1362-1025 • E-ISSN: 1469-3593
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13621020600954952
OpenAlexW2094354023
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas35
Referencias citadas30

While the Roma in Finland share history and national myths with the majority population, they have maintained their particular sense of identity. In spite of increasing recognition, manifested in legislation, their socio-economic position is still poor. This article explores the articulation of citizenship, identity and belonging among Finnish Roma. The study is based on conversation-like interviews with Romani activists. Recognising the marginalised position of Finnish Roma, the interviews are seen as a form of claims-making. The overarching narratives which evolve from the material point to a threefold sense of exclusion from full citizenship, entailing a material, symbolic and emotional dimension. While notions of the “good state” constitute a rather dominant and inclusive narrative, exclusionary practices are located in the area between the public and private realm

Aesthetics · Citizenship · Conversation · Linguistics · Mythology · Narrative · National identity · Political science · Politics · Population · Realm · Sociology · Gender Studies · History · Irish and British Studies · Law · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Romani and Gypsy Studies