‘Campi nomadi’ as sites of resistance: The experience of Romani camp dwellers in Rome
| Autor: | Riccardo Armillei |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Government
Hierarchy Sociology and Political Science Abandonment (legal) 05 social sciences Opposition (politics) Resistance (psychoanalysis) 06 humanities and the arts Injustice 0506 political science 060104 history Volition (linguistics) Political economy Law Political Science and International Relations 050602 political science & public administration Position (finance) 0601 history and archaeology Sociology |
| Zdroj: | Contemporary Italian Politics. 8:224-242 |
| ISSN: | 2324-8831 2324-8823 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/23248823.2016.1239941 |
| Popis: | This article focuses on the Romani people who live at the margins of Italian society, often in city camps that show signs of institutional abandonment, neglect and extreme decay. Every year, large amounts of public money are spent on managing these camps, whetting the appetites of various institutions, both private and public. Consequently, the Romani issue has turned into a business involving hundreds of employees in which it is very hard to know exactly how funds are actually used. However, as well as the topdown approach adopted by the Government and its agents, this study also uncovers the existence of a bottom-up opposition expressed by the Romani communities living in camps. The Romani camp dwellers have recently been described as ‘fighters’ or ‘warriors’ in the sense that they have learned to take advantage of their marginal conditions. The daily struggle to make the best of a bad situation might be interpreted as a form of resistance. Inside the camps, Romanies now occupy an in-between position, partlyimposed on them by outside forces and partly the consequence of their own volition. While standing on the side of the subjugated and against a hierarchy which produces and reproduces injustice, this article examines how Romani camp dwellers have managed to exercise what remains to them of their free agency. |
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