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In Depth Interviews -

„Identificarea şi reducerea prejudecăţilor ca sursă de conflict între populaţia romă şi neromă - studiu comparativ al cazurilor din Bulgaria, Italia, România şi Slovenia – REDUPRE”.

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In Depth Interviews -

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  1. „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 )

  2. 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.

  3. Local Communities and Roma

  4. Issues • improper housing • unemployment • lack of education • poor health

  5. 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)

  6. Local Public Administration towards Roma issues • Lack of coherent local strategy • Lack or insufficient budget to address issues

  7. NGO s • More active than public administration • Assure minimal public participation • Lack of follow up activities due to absence of financing

  8. 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)

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. Prejudices of the non-Roma and Roma towards each other Non Roma towards the Roma Dirty, thieves, lazy, Roma have genetic problems regardless of their achievements, not educated, commit many crimes Roma towards the non-Roma Pervers, 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

  12. 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’

  13. 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

  14. 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)

  15. Opinion –survey Period :1 October 2012 – 31 March 2013 Applied 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

  16. -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.

  17. Demographic and Relevant InformationEmployment

  18. Ethnicity, Gender, Age Where they live

  19. Perceptions of the Roma

  20. Perceptions of the Roma

  21. Perceptions of the Roma

  22. Characteristicsof the Roma

  23. Characteristicsof the Roma

  24. Discrimination of Roma

  25. Future actions

  26. Data presented by Ilona Mihaies Euroregional Center for Democracy Semenic Str.,10 Timisoara, Romania Email: imihaies@regionalnet.org

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