Addressing the invisibility of Romani women in intersectional feminism and nationalism studies

解决罗姆妇女在女权主义和民族主义交叉研究中的隐形问题

• 批准号: 1904641
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of Edinburgh
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2017 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-1904641
• 关键词: Addressing; invisibility; Romani; women; intersectional

My research uses feminist intersectionality to enrich studies of nationalism and racism whilst building evidence-based understandings of threats to health and social justice for Romani women. Romani women have been invisible in intersectional feminist discourse - this indicates a failure in both feminism studies and nationalism studies to analyse and understand issues impacting upon and affecting the lives of Romani women. I explore this topic by critically assessing existing nationalist gendered hierarchies in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and the ways in which they affect Romani women. My research questions are as follows:-How do existing nationalist gender hierarchies and their related discourses in CEE specifically affect Romani women (in contrast to non-Romani women, non-Romani men, and Romani men)?-How does an intersectional approach help illuminate the consequences of the above on Romani women's lives and, importantly, on their self-perception - not as Romani, or as women, but as Romani women?-What are the implications in examining the position of Romani women in CEE through an intersectional feminist lens with regards to possibilities towards their claiming social justice, and to intersectional feminism itself?Given that the study fits into the realm of political sociology, I am using qualitative methods to introduce a gendered frame into the study of Romani women's lives. Whilst the work is grounded firmly in theory, I am also gathering qualitative data through interviews with Romani activists as well as Romani women. Activists provide insight into the problems regarding knowledge production, policy and public engagement surrounding the topic. Interviewing Romani women is necessary as it aids in understanding issues not examined in existing research, pertaining especially to family context, access to care, opportunities regarding mobility, and strategic deployment as well as constraints of national identity and citizenship. I will be working with Roma charities in the UK, such as the Roma Support Group. As this work involves one-on-one work with Romani people originating from CEE communities, it provides access to Romani women to interview about their experiences, and also allows for the deep engagement necessary within the field given the sensitivity of the topic. I am also contacting support workers and activists working in Romani charities elsewhere, such as the European Roma Rights Centre in Budapest, the Roma Institute in Bratislava, and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights in Warsaw. In terms of Romani women interviewed, I am focusing on Polish Roma, as I am a native Polish speaker and therefore this lowers the possibility of language barriers. Data gathered will be analysed using content analysis, and discourse analysis. Other sources of data for analysis include media sources such as newspapers, legislation at regional, national and European-wide levels, and reports from NGOs such as Human Rights Watch. This assessment of existing nationalist gendered hierarchies in CEE and the ways in which they affect Romani women presents a new intersectional approach which will contribute to a number of academic fields, including nationalism studies, gender studies and human rights studies. Furthermore, it will be useful to Romani activists and policy makers, as it will clearly present areas in which Romani women can be supported as well as helping to develop a productive way to engage with Romani women. This research can be used to move towards an approach where policies addressing healthcare access, reproductive rights, ethnic discrimination and poverty in Romani populations take into account the specific situation of Romani women, rather than utilising a gender-blind approach where Romani women potentially become excluded from social justice claims.

我的研究使用女权主义交叉性来丰富民族主义和种族主义的研究，同时建立对罗姆妇女健康和社会正义威胁的基于证据的理解。罗姆妇女在交叉的女权主义话语中一直是隐形的——这表明女权主义研究和民族主义研究都未能分析和理解影响和影响罗姆妇女生活的问题。我通过批判性地评估中欧和东欧（CEE）现有的民族主义性别等级制度以及它们影响罗姆妇女的方式来探索这个主题。我的研究问题如下：-中东欧现有的民族主义性别等级及其相关话语如何具体影响罗姆女性（与非罗姆女性、非罗姆男性和罗姆男性相比）？-交叉方法如何帮助阐明上述对罗姆女性生活的影响，更重要的是，对她们自我认知的影响——不是作为罗姆人，也不是作为女性，而是作为罗姆女性？-通过交叉的女权主义视角来审视中东欧罗姆妇女的地位，以及她们要求社会正义的可能性，以及交叉的女权主义本身，这意味着什么？鉴于这项研究属于政治社会学领域，我将使用定性方法将性别框架引入对罗姆妇女生活的研究。虽然这项工作牢固地建立在理论基础上，但我也通过采访罗姆活动家和罗姆妇女来收集定性数据。活动人士提供了有关知识生产、政策和围绕该主题的公众参与的问题的见解。采访罗姆妇女是必要的，因为它有助于了解现有研究中未审查的问题，特别是与家庭背景、获得护理的机会、流动机会、战略部署以及国家身份和公民身份的限制有关。我将与英国的罗姆人慈善机构合作，比如罗姆人支持组织。由于这项工作涉及与来自中东欧社区的罗姆人进行一对一的工作，因此它为罗姆妇女提供了采访她们的经历的机会，并且考虑到该主题的敏感性，还允许在该领域内进行必要的深入参与。我还联系了其他地方罗姆人慈善机构的工作人员和活动人士，如布达佩斯的欧洲罗姆人权利中心、布拉迪斯拉发的罗姆人研究所和华沙的欧安组织民主制度和人权办事处。在采访罗姆妇女方面，我主要关注波兰罗姆人，因为我的母语是波兰语，因此这降低了语言障碍的可能性。收集的数据将使用内容分析和话语分析进行分析。用于分析的其他数据来源包括报纸等媒体来源，区域、国家和全欧洲各级的立法，以及人权观察等非政府组织的报告。对中欧和东欧现有的民族主义性别等级制度及其影响罗姆妇女的方式的评估提出了一种新的交叉方法，将有助于若干学术领域，包括民族主义研究、性别研究和人权研究。此外，它将对罗姆活动人士和政策制定者有用，因为它将清楚地展示罗姆妇女可以得到支持的领域，并有助于发展与罗姆妇女接触的富有成效的方式。这项研究可以用来采取一种方法，即在罗姆人口中解决医疗保健机会、生殖权利、种族歧视和贫困问题的政策要考虑到罗姆妇女的具体情况，而不是采用一种性别盲目的方法，使罗姆妇女可能被排除在社会正义要求之外。