Expert Frames: Scientific and Policy Practices of Roma Classification. By Mihai Surdu. Budapest: Central European University Press, 2015, 267 pp., ISBN 978-963-386-113-4.
The book offers a critique of current political and academic discourse on Roma, and calls for a “de-politicisation” of Romani ethnicity. While the critique of various disciplines’ approaches to Roma is pertinent, the book fails to acknowledge the solid linguistic evidence for the Indian origin of th...
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spelling | doaj.art-d82508d5f5df4dc0a1364414c4df6d062022-12-22T02:15:22ZengCogitatioSocial Inclusion2183-28032015-09-013516716910.17645/si.v3i5.423180Expert Frames: Scientific and Policy Practices of Roma Classification. By Mihai Surdu. Budapest: Central European University Press, 2015, 267 pp., ISBN 978-963-386-113-4.Yaron Matras0School of Arts, Languages and Cultures, University of Manchester, UKThe book offers a critique of current political and academic discourse on Roma, and calls for a “de-politicisation” of Romani ethnicity. While the critique of various disciplines’ approaches to Roma is pertinent, the book fails to acknowledge the solid linguistic evidence for the Indian origin of the Roma.https://www.cogitatiopress.com/socialinclusion/article/view/423ethnicityexpert discourseIndian originRoma |
spellingShingle | Yaron Matras Expert Frames: Scientific and Policy Practices of Roma Classification. By Mihai Surdu. Budapest: Central European University Press, 2015, 267 pp., ISBN 978-963-386-113-4. Social Inclusion ethnicity expert discourse Indian origin Roma |
title | Expert Frames: Scientific and Policy Practices of Roma Classification. By Mihai Surdu. Budapest: Central European University Press, 2015, 267 pp., ISBN 978-963-386-113-4. |
title_full | Expert Frames: Scientific and Policy Practices of Roma Classification. By Mihai Surdu. Budapest: Central European University Press, 2015, 267 pp., ISBN 978-963-386-113-4. |
title_fullStr | Expert Frames: Scientific and Policy Practices of Roma Classification. By Mihai Surdu. Budapest: Central European University Press, 2015, 267 pp., ISBN 978-963-386-113-4. |
title_full_unstemmed | Expert Frames: Scientific and Policy Practices of Roma Classification. By Mihai Surdu. Budapest: Central European University Press, 2015, 267 pp., ISBN 978-963-386-113-4. |
title_short | Expert Frames: Scientific and Policy Practices of Roma Classification. By Mihai Surdu. Budapest: Central European University Press, 2015, 267 pp., ISBN 978-963-386-113-4. |
title_sort | expert frames scientific and policy practices of roma classification by mihai surdu budapest central european university press 2015 267 pp isbn 978 963 386 113 4 |
topic | ethnicity expert discourse Indian origin Roma |
url | https://www.cogitatiopress.com/socialinclusion/article/view/423 |
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