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„Identificarea şi reducerea prejudecăţilor ca sursă de conflict între populaţia romă şi neromă - studiu comparativ al cazurilor din
Bulgaria, Italia, România şi Slovenia – REDUPRE”
Social pattern of Roma non – Roma relations and prevailing stereotypes and prejudices - in the four local communities of Romania (Timişoara, Sânpetru Mare, Sântana, Aleşd )
In Depth Interviews -• Interviews carried out in order to get an insight into
the social interactions between the Roma and the non-Roma in the four target localities: Timisoara, Sânpetru Mare (Timis County), Santana (Arad County), Aleşd (Bihor County).
• 15 Roma from the target and nearby localities in the three counties were interviewed: 2 journalists from Radio Timisoara, 3 local councilors from Santana, Timisoara, Alesd (1 from each county); 10 intellectuals / leaders from all three counties (teachers, NGO representatives, headmasters, social workers, representatives of the National Agency for Roma – West Region).
• Each interview lasted between 30 minutes and 2 hours.
Local Communities and Roma
Issues
• improper housing • unemployment• lack of education• poor health
Access to public services
• Limited access due to lack of regular income, lack of identity papers, property deeds, poor education
‘ Such services have a price; those who have money also have access to them.”(respondent from Timisoara)
Local Public Administration towards Roma issues
• Lack of coherent local strategy• Lack or insufficient budget to
address issues
NGO s
• More active than public administration
• Assure minimal public participation
• Lack of follow up activities due to absence of financing
Public Participation of Roma
• Too little involved • Representatives interest is on their
own agenda rather on the problems of the community
• Absence of true leaders “Roma do not have time for public life as their only concern is survival ”“Jobs in LPA created for Roma are held by non-Roma”( Roma NGO leader, Oradea)
Proposals for Participation of Roma in Public Life
• Inclusion of Roma in education • Public debates with candidates from all
political parties not only in election years
• Motivating Roma to run and be elected as mayors and/or councilors in localities where the Roma outnumber the non-Roma
• Projects by Roma for the Roma• Creating a network of Roma experts
Discrimination of Roma
• Reasons for discriminating-poverty, poor education, stereotypes and prejudices, not knowing/misunderstanding the history of the Roma, lack or no interest in knowing “the other’
• Fields of discrimination-employment,education
Prejudices of the non-Roma and Roma towards each other Non Roma towards the RomaDirty, thieves, lazy, Roma have genetic problems regardless of their achievements, not educated, commit many crimes Roma towards the non-RomaPervers, liars, thieves, “ Why do they need so much education if they earn so little money ?” , they see Roma as second hand citizens, do not understand Roma traditions
Prejudices /discrimination
• Stimulated by opinion leaders, lack of assumed political decisions, racist speeches delivered by representatives of public institutions , by lack of interest in knowing the “other’
Reducing the prejudices
Who should act ?• Roma themselves (improving
education, interacting more with the non-Roma)
• Romanian authorities (legal framework)
• NGO’s ( awareness campaigns)• Media • Local Community Groups- common
working groups
Prejudices over the past 10 years • the prejudices against the Roma have
not deepened (4 interviewees, rural areas )
• there is an ascending trend: the negative image fuelled by mass media, the low standard of living of the Roma, the social and economic uncertainty in Romania, mutual distrust, the news about the Roma abroad (5 interviewees, urban areas)
Opinion –survey
Period :1 October 2012 – 31 March 2013Applied in four local communities of Romania (Timişoara, Sânpetru Mare, Sântana, Aleşd )Methodology• Conducted on a sample of 60 respondents
– 30 Roma and 30 non-Roma. • Non-probability sampling technique -
convenience sampling
-Continued-
The sample units were selected on the basis of:• their availability and willingness to
discuss the topic;• previous contacts / cooperation
established with the CED and CRCR teams;
• a level of knowledge and education allowing them to understand and answer the questions.
Demographic and Relevant InformationEmployment
EMPLOYED
PROFESSION
OCCUPATION
ROMA 90% -project manager-school mediator-councilors
-Mediation
NON ROMA 100% -councilors-project coordinators -sociologists
NGO workerEngineerSociology
Ethnicity, Gender, AgeETHNICITY GENDER AGE
ROMA 100% Men 80%Women 20%
Over 44- 50%35-44- 40%25-34- 10 %
NON ROMA -Romanians 80%-Hungarians 20%
Men 100 % Over 44- 50 %25-34- 50%
Where they liveTOWN/CITY RURAL
ROMA Middle town- 60% 40%
NON ROMA Big town 70 % 30%
Perceptions of the RomaStrongly agree
Agree
Neither agree/nor disagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
There are too many Roma in Romania
0 10 10 20 60
0 0 26,7 0 73,3Romanians treat/consider the Roma as second hand people.
40 10 10 10 30
0 26,7 0 73,3 0
Roma are not law-abiding citizens and because of that they are dangerous for the society.
10 10 10 20 50
0 0 50 26,7 23,3
Romanians who live in villages are victims of thefts and violent offences committed by the Roma
20 10 10 0 60
0 0 26,7 46,7 26,7
Perceptions of the RomaStrongly agree
Agree Neither agree/nor disagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
The Roma are discriminated
20 60 10 0 10
0 0 73,3 26,7 0Police officers are more likely to resort to violence towards a suspect of Roma origin than towards a suspect from the majority.
50 10 20 0 20
0 26,7 73,3 0 0
To a very high degree the Roma people create insecurity in the public space through thefts, begging, fraud and vandalism
10 20 20 20 30
0 0 50 50 0
Perceptions of the RomaStrongly agree
Agree
Neither agree/nor disagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Roma take advantage of the social payments funds at the expense of the elderly, the disabled, the children and the single parent families
0 0 20 10 70
0 26,7 20 26,7 26,7
To a very high degree the Roma people create insecurity in the public space through thefts, mendicancy, fraud and vandalism.
10 20 20 20 30
0 0 50 50 0
Media often use hate speech when it comes to Roma matters.
40 20 20 10 10
0 50 50 0 0
Characteristics of the RomaDefinitely accurate
Slightlyaccurate
Slightly inaccurate
Definitely inaccurate
Intuitive 70 20 0 10
73,3 26,7 0 0Vindictive, revengeful
10 40 20 10 MV
26,7 26,7 26,7 0 MV
Creative,
constructive
80 10 10 0
26,7 46,7 26,7 0
Wild, rude 20 30 10 30 mv
26,7 26,7 26,7 0 mv
Impulsive 50 30 0 MV
26,7 73,3 0 0Preserving their self-identity
30 50 10 10
26,7 73,3 0 0
Characteristics of the RomaDefinitely accurate
Slightlyaccurate
Slightly inaccurate
Definitely inaccurate
Manipulative 30 50 10 10
26,7 73,3 0 0
Solidary 50 20 10 20
26,7 73,3 0 0
Smart/Intelligent 70 30 0 0
73,3 26,7 0 0
Handsome/beautiful
60 40 0 0
26,7 73,3 0 0
Aggressive 40 20 20 20
26,7 73,3 0 0
Discrimination of RomaStrongly agree
Agree
Neither agree/nor disagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Employers prefer to hire employees of different ancestry but no Roma people.
30 30 30 10
26,7 267 46,7
Roma people live the way they live their lives because they are discriminated by the rest of the society
30 40 30 0 0
0 0 73,3 26,7 0
Non-Roma people cannot imagine how painful and humiliating is to be despised and rejected only because you are a Roma.
50 30 20
73,3 0 26,7
Roma people like the way they live their lives.
0 50 10 10 30
0 73,3 26,7
Future actions Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agree/nor disagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
The government should provide more money for poverty reduction among the Roma people
80 0 20 0 0
26,7 26,7 46,7 0 0
We need special educational programmes supporting the education of the Roma.
80 0 20 0 0
26,7 73,3 0 0
The social programmes for employment should be expanded so they can reach all Roma people
80 0 20 0 0
26,7 26,7 46,7 0 0
Data presented by
Ilona MihaiesEuroregional Center for DemocracySemenic Str.,10Timisoara, RomaniaEmail: [email protected]