Comparative analysis of state and civil society discourse on human rights implementation and the position of Roma in the former Yugoslav space

Chaney, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2110-0436 2017. Comparative analysis of state and civil society discourse on human rights implementation and the position of Roma in the former Yugoslav space. Ethnopolitics 16 (5) , pp. 431-449. 10.1080/17449057.2016.1213495

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Abstract

This study analyses the position of Roma people in the former Yugoslavia using state and civil society discourse on human rights implementation. It reveals that states are failing to give sufficient prioritisation to tackling longstanding discrimination and oppression. Instead of positive the effects predicted by complementarity theory, the findings reveal ‘frame dis-alignment’ between political elites and NGOs. This raises questions of legitimation and performativity in human rights practice. States’ failure to fully engage with NGOs’ policy claims effectively renders Roma people ‘semi-citizens’. Systemic reform by government is required in order to promote equal citizenship through civil society engagement in rights

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Social Sciences (Includes Criminology and Education)
Additional Information:	This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
ISSN:	1744-9057
Funders:	Economic and Social Research Council
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	26 August 2016
Date of Acceptance:	11 July 2016
Last Modified:	04 May 2023 21:39
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/94058

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