The Romani Women's Movement

The Romani Women's Movement highlights the role that Romani women's politics plays in shaping equality related discourses, policies, and movements in Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe.

Acknowledgements Foreword Margareta Matache Introduction Romani Feminist Critique and Gender Politics Angela Kocze, Violetta Zentai, Jelena Jovanovic, and Eniko Vincze Part I Social Categories and Agendas Chapter 1 Missed Opportunity or Building Blocks of a Movement? History and Lessons from the Roma Women's Initiative's Efforts to Mobilize European Romani Women's Activism Debra Schultz and Nicoleta Bitu Chapter 2 Negotiating the Identity Dilemma: Crosscurrents Across the Romani, Romani Women's and Romani LGBTIQ Movements Lucy Fremlova and Aidan McGarry Chapter 3 Gender Relations and the Romani Women's Movement in the Eyes of Romani Men: Towards the Potential for Transversal Politics Jelena Jovanovic and Violetta Zentai Chapter 4 Heroines of Ours: Between Magnificence and Maleficence Jelena M. Savic Part II Linking the Personal and the Political Chapter 5 Towards an Anti-Racist Feminism for Social Justice in Romania Carmen Gheorghe, Letitia Mark, and Eniko Vincze Chapter 6 Romani Women's Friendship, Empowerment, and Politics: Views on Romani Feminism in Serbia and Beyond Vera Kurtic and Jelena Jovanovic Chapter 7 Untapped Potential of Romani Women's Activism in Contemporary Europe: Czech Republic Jamen Gabriela Hrabanova and Gwendolyn Albert Chapter 8 Romani Gender Politics in Hungary and Feminist Alliances in Practice Lidia Balogh Chapter 9 The Dilemmas of the Romani Women's Movement in Bulgaria: From Assimilation to Empowerment? Teodora Krumova Part III Transnational Inspirations Chapter 10 Emancipation and Passionate Politics: Impact of Various Feminisms on Central and Eastern European Romani Women's Activism Anna Mirga-Kruszelnicka Chapter 11 The Challenges of Kali NGOisation after Francoism: Rethinking Activism in and beyond Spain Patricia Caro Maya and Sarah Werner Boada Concluding remarks: Promises and Prospects of the Romani Women's Movement in Central and Eastern Europe Alexandra Oprea Carol Silverman List of Contributors Index