The position and agency of the ‘irregularized

Romani migrants as European semi-citizens

Bibliographic Data

ID7973519
AuthorsJulija Sardelić (0000-0002-2206-4369)
Year2017
Volume37
Issue3
Pages332-346
Publication date2017-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePolitics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0032-3268 • E-ISSN: 1467-9256
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0263395716668537
OpenAlexW2519710888
LanguageEN
Citations received17
References cited33

This article discusses the position and agency of Romani migrants. It argues that different states often irregularize the status of Romani migrants even in cases where it should be regularized due to their de jure citizenship. This irregularization is possible because of their position as semi-citizens in their ‘states of origin’. Yet, Romani migrants are not mere passive observers of these practices, but react to their irregularized migrant statuses. In doing so, they redefine their national and European citizenships. This article centres around two case studies to analyse the position and agency of Romani migrants The first is Roma with European Union (EU) citizenship and the second is post-Yugoslav Roma without EU citizenship

Agency (philosophy · Citizenship · Economics · European union · International trade · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Position (finance · Social science · Sociology · Balkans: History, Politics, Society · Gender Studies · Law · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Romani and Gypsy Studies

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