Conceptualization of Roma in Policy Documents Related to Social Inclusion and Health in the Czech Republic
| Autor: | Daniela Bobakova, Lenka Slepickova |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Czech
Roma Inclusion (disability rights) Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis media_common.quotation_subject Concept Formation lcsh:Medicine Public administration Article 03 medical and health sciences Politics 0302 clinical medicine Political science conceptualization of Roma Humans Moral responsibility 030212 general & internal medicine Empowerment policy documents media_common Czech Republic 030505 public health Equity (economics) Human rights Conceptualization Health Policy lcsh:R Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health health language.human_language language social inclusion 0305 other medical science |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Volume 17 Issue 21 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 17, Iss 7739, p 7739 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 1660-4601 1661-7827 |
| Popis: | In the Czech Republic, a number of strategy papers and policy documents are guiding the direction of Roma inclusion, including in the area of health. The conceptualization of Roma and how mainstream political and public discourse operate with the term &ldquo Roma&rdquo contribute to a mistakenly homogenous and harmful image of Roma that conforms to negative stereotypes. The aim of our study was to examine the conceptualization of Roma in policy documents related to social inclusion and health in the Czech Republic. Relevant political, strategic and project documents were selected for analysis. Emphasis is placed in them on individual responsibility in relation to health, while structural conditions and discrimination are mentioned less often. Roma are described in relation to health primarily as people who should be educated. More emphasis is placed on the economic benefits of eliminating health inequalities than on citizens&rsquo rights and the importance of inclusion. When &ldquo participation&rdquo or &ldquo empowerment&rdquo is mentioned, it is done vaguely, usually in addition to references to completely non-participatory practices. The majority is the primary actor in the field of eliminating health inequalities, as it defines the &ldquo path&rdquo that Roma need to be shown or determines what is needed to &ldquo stimulate&rdquo citizens. Although the political discourse concerning Roma has shifted more towards human rights, equity and combating discrimination in the Czech Republic, subtle forms of anti-Gypsyism still seem to be present. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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