Anna Mirga-Kruszelnicka. 2022. Mobilizing Romani Ethnicity: Romani Political Activism in Argentina, Colombia, and Spain. Budapest: CEU Press.

Authors

  • Aidan McGarry Professor of International Politics, Loughborough University, London

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29098/crs.v6i1.198

Abstract

Mobilizing Romani Ethnicity: Romani Political Activism in Argentina, Colombia, and Spain uncovers an under-researched topic, Roma activism in South America, and compares this to Roma political activism in Spain. The trans-continental nature of the comparison is welcome as it reveals processes, institutions, and agency in diverse contexts and how these contexts create opportunities for Roma activism. Almost all studies of/on Roma communities focus on Europe, for obvious reasons, as this is where the largest Romani populations are to be found. Through its novel epistemology and methodology it challenges the Euro-centrism inherent in Romani Studies forcing us to look beyond our immediate surroundings.  

Author Biography

  • Aidan McGarry, Professor of International Politics, Loughborough University, London

    Aidan McGarry’s research focuses on social movements, protest, democracy, voice, identity, and Roma. He is the author of several books including: Who Speaks for Roma? Political Representation of a Transnational Minority Community (Continuum 2010); Romaphobia: The Last Acceptable Form of Racism (Zed 2017); and the forthcoming Political Voice: Protest, Democracy and Marginalized Groups (Oxford University Press 2024).

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08/25/2026 — Updated on 05/24/2024

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How to Cite

Anna Mirga-Kruszelnicka. 2022. Mobilizing Romani Ethnicity: Romani Political Activism in Argentina, Colombia, and Spain. Budapest: CEU Press. (2024). Critical Romani Studies, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.29098/crs.v6i1.198