Power on the Move: Adivasi and Roma Accessing Social Justice

Cover
Halftitle page
Title page
Copyright page
Dedication
Contents
Acknowledgements
1 Introduction
	Naming as a political endeavour: ‘Gypsy’, Roma, nomad or Adivasi/ Dalit
	The Roma and Adivasi: myths of origins
	Theoretical engagements
	Creating research
	Insider/outsider
	Mixed methods
	What is next: overview of chapters
	Those who move
2 Being Adivasi: The Narikuravar in Tamil Nadu
	Introduction
	Story of origins
	Ambiguity of identity
	Conclusion: trends on change
3 Being a Roma in Romania1
	Introduction
	Origins and history
	Nomadism and criminality
	Different communities
	Justice and language: Roma versus ‘Gypsy’
	Self-identification and multilayered taxonomy
	Changes within the Roma community
4 Power: Internal and External Dynamics
	Introduction
	Class differences among those who move
	The blurred lines of gender hierarchization
	Conclusion: Then and Now
	Stories: Women on the Move, the Other Side of Gender
5 ‘Our Justice’
	Introduction
	Justice through someone else’s eyes
	Traditional ‘Kriss’ and ‘Panchayat’
	How the traditional practices of justice work
	Gender roles and dynamics
	Role of women in Kriss and Panchayat
	Times they are changing, and so does justice
	Policing and justice
	Our justice
	Conclusion: tensions between systems of justice
6 Discrimination and the Politics of Denial
	Recognition: structures of racism
	Lack of redistribution: being denied access to resources
	Politics and representation
	Discrimination: denial and acknowledgement
	Conclusion: beyond discrimination
7 Formal Practices of Aiming for Justice
	Introduction
	(I) The Struggle for Recognition
	Narikuravars as Adivasi
	Strategies of recognition
	Struggles to date
	Narikuravars as ‘Gypsy’: unofficial formal recognition strategies
	Recognition: the Roma fight
	(II) Links to Redistribution
	Narikuravar: need for redistribution and lack of funds
	Roma: need for redistribution
	(III) Works of Representation
	Narikuravar: representation, the quest for votes
	Roma political representation
	Strategies of community empowerment
	Conclusions: complex formal fights
8 Informal Practices of Aiming for Justice
	Introduction
	(I) The Struggle for Recognition
	Recognition: Narikuravars, from ST or ‘Gypsy’
	Roma in Romania: ambiguity of identity
	(II) Redistribution: Migration and Capitalizing on their Racialized Image
	Mobility as a form of access to both to redistribution
	Capitalizing on their racialized image
	(III) Representation: Alternative Public Demands to Power
	The Roma organize a public march at Târgu Mureş
	Conclusion
9 Conclusions
	Overview
	Practices of recognition
	Practices of redistribution
	Practices of representation
	Changes: on the move
	Labelled as a ‘Gypsy’
Notes
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Index