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Reasonable Accommodations & Roma Issues in Contemporary Europe: A Symposium on Global Governance, Democracy and Social Justice

Europe confronts nowadays the imperative of accommodating minorities ambivalent about integration into the "national culture." The Roma provide a unique opportunity to understand Europe's dilemmas. More than two decades after the collapse of state socialism and a decade of European Union enlargement, nearing the end of the "Decade of Roma Inclusion," the situation of Europe's largest ethnic minority remains desperate. Despite EU financial aid, equality initiatives, and comprehensive anti-discrimination legal frameworks, the Roma in most European countries are more racialized and marginalized than ever.An emergent global network of Romani and pro-Romani scholars and activists is mobilizing to change the academic and policy discourse on Roma, including innovative theoretical frameworks and laying out daring policy proposals. The jointly organized Duke-Wake Forest symposium brings some of them together for discussion and critical reflection on Romani political option, with special attention to the integration of Romani studies into the International and Global Studies curriculum.