'Emergenza nomadi' : institutional continuities in Italian government policy towards the Romanies Armillei, Riccardo 2014, 'Emergenza nomadi' : institutional continuities in Italian government policy towards the Romanies, Australian and New Zealand journal of European studies, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 27-41. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads armillei-emergenzanomadi-2014.pdf Published version application/pdf 657.46KB 19 Title 'Emergenza nomadi' : institutional continuities in Italian government policy towards the Romanies Formatted title 'Emergenza nomadi' : institutional continuities in Italian government policy towards the Romanies Author(s) Armillei, Riccardo Journal name Australian and New Zealand journal of European studies Volume number 6 Issue number 1 Start page 27 End page 41 Total pages 15 Publisher Contemporary European Studies Association of Australia Place of publication Melbourne, Vic. Publication date 2014 ISSN 1837-2147 1836-1803 Keyword(s) ‘Emergenza Nomadi' Institutional Discrimination Italy Romani/'Gypsy' people Summary The Romani peoples today occupy a marginalised position in Italian society. A small number of these peoples live in ‘camps’ in conditions of extreme decay and abandonment. In order to address this situation and to improve these peoples’ lives, the Italian government has recently decided to implement an ‘extraordinary intervention.’ In 2008, in continuity with previous centre-left governments, the Berlusconi right-wing coalition implemented the so called ‘Emergenza Nomadi’ (nomad emergency). The state of emergency aimed to solve an issue that had been already categorised in the 1970s as the ‘problema nomadi’ (nomads problem), and was now described and handled as a ‘natural disaster.’ Based on interviews with Romani individuals, institutional and Third Sector representatives, participant observation and a broad range of secondary sources, this article argues that the enactment of an extraordinary measure was both disproportionate to the real degree of threat, and perpetuated an institutional tradition of racism and control of the Romani peoples. It was not, as the declaration of an ‘emergency’ might imply, the result of a sudden, unexpected situation which required an immediate action. The ‘emergency’ and the premises for the implementation of a ‘state of exception’ were created by protracted institutional immobility and political vacuum. Language eng Field of Research 160803 Race and Ethnic Relations 1606 Political Science 2003 Language Studies 2103 Historical Studies Socio Economic Objective 940111 Ethnicity HERDC Research category C2.1 Other contribution to refereed journal ERA Research output type X Not reportable Copyright notice ©2014, Australian and New Zealand Journal of European Studies Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30086604 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Alfred Deakin Research Institute Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Connect to Elements publication management system Go to link with your DU access privileges   Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Mon, 10 Oct 2016, 09:34:06 EST Tue, 11 Oct 2016, 04:06:54 EST Tue, 11 Oct 2016, 07:21:28 EST Wed, 16 Nov 2016, 05:03:37 EST Mon, 28 Nov 2016, 13:39:14 EST Mon, 28 Nov 2016, 13:42:58 EST Mon, 28 Nov 2016, 13:46:43 EST Mon, 27 Feb 2017, 08:47:51 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 26 Abstract Views, 18 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 10 Oct 2016, 09:34:06 EST

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