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From freedom to liberty? Α case study on Greek Roma women’s citizenship

Pounenti, Glykeria LU (2023) SIMZ21 20231
Graduate School
Abstract
This thesis explores the concept of citizenship from the side of Roma women.
Taking into consideration the peculiarity of the Greek case, in which Roma prefix
their Greek identity, this case study is focused on the feeling of belonging in the
Greek community that Roma women bear. Their citizenship is researched, building
on the theory of anti-essentialism and is based on Dalton’s (2002) perception of
citizenship; namely political participation, institutional legitimacy, awareness
around politics and sense of solidarity. Following the feminist methodology, the
data were collected through ethnography, in four regions in Greece. Semistructured interviews and focus groups along with participant observations in
raising awareness... (More)
This thesis explores the concept of citizenship from the side of Roma women.
Taking into consideration the peculiarity of the Greek case, in which Roma prefix
their Greek identity, this case study is focused on the feeling of belonging in the
Greek community that Roma women bear. Their citizenship is researched, building
on the theory of anti-essentialism and is based on Dalton’s (2002) perception of
citizenship; namely political participation, institutional legitimacy, awareness
around politics and sense of solidarity. Following the feminist methodology, the
data were collected through ethnography, in four regions in Greece. Semistructured interviews and focus groups along with participant observations in
raising awareness projects were conducted and analysed through thematic analysis.
From the results it is found that the degree of installation and patriotism are crucial
on how close the women feel for the Greek state and society. Social agency, the
patriarchal structure and racism also plays a vital role. Concerning the four elements
of citizenship that are presented above, women who live in houses compared to the
ones who live in camps appear to feel closer to Greek society. Lastly, it was found
that education and age in relation to citizenship is explored. (Less)
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author
Pounenti, Glykeria LU
supervisor
organization
course
SIMZ21 20231
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Roma women, citizenship, anti-essentialism, feminist methodology, ethnography
language
English
id
9122978
date added to LUP
2023-06-21 14:37:22
date last changed
2023-06-21 14:37:22
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  abstract     = {{This thesis explores the concept of citizenship from the side of Roma women. 
Taking into consideration the peculiarity of the Greek case, in which Roma prefix 
their Greek identity, this case study is focused on the feeling of belonging in the 
Greek community that Roma women bear. Their citizenship is researched, building 
on the theory of anti-essentialism and is based on Dalton’s (2002) perception of 
citizenship; namely political participation, institutional legitimacy, awareness 
around politics and sense of solidarity. Following the feminist methodology, the 
data were collected through ethnography, in four regions in Greece. Semistructured interviews and focus groups along with participant observations in 
raising awareness projects were conducted and analysed through thematic analysis. 
From the results it is found that the degree of installation and patriotism are crucial
on how close the women feel for the Greek state and society. Social agency, the 
patriarchal structure and racism also plays a vital role. Concerning the four elements 
of citizenship that are presented above, women who live in houses compared to the 
ones who live in camps appear to feel closer to Greek society. Lastly, it was found 
that education and age in relation to citizenship is explored.}},
  author       = {{Pounenti, Glykeria}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{From freedom to liberty? Α case study on Greek Roma women’s citizenship}},
  year         = {{2023}},
}