Policy Bites – Roma voice and policymaking in the European Union

Join us for a Policy Bites lunchtime seminar on "Roma voice and policymaking in the European Union: Navigating racism in a transnational policy context" with Professor Aidan McGarry.

Light lunch will be provided. Space is limited. Please register to secure your place.

Roma voice and policymaking in the European Union: Navigating racism in a transnational policy context

In this Policy Bite, Professor McGarry explores political voice and policymaking through the example of Roma communities, one of the most marginalised and persecuted minority groups in Europe.

Reflecting on 20 years of work with Roma communities, the discussion will touch on how they mobilise transnationally, the tension between transnational policy advocacy in the European Union and implementation in national contexts, and barriers to critical policy interventions including extreme Romaphobia and the focus of advocacy on service delivery.

About the speakers

Aidan McGarry is Acting Dean and Professor of International Politics at Loughborough University London where he teaches courses on ‘Media, Social Movements and Politics’ and ‘Diplomacy in the Digital Age’. His research focuses on the political voice of minority and marginalised communities, particularly Roma across Central and Eastern Europe but also LGBTIQ communities. He has conducted research on protest movements in India, USA, UK, Turkey, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Czechia, Romania and Hungary.

The most recent of six books by Professor McGarry is Political Voice: Protest, Democracy, and Marginalised Groups (Oxford University Press, 2024).

Format

30 minute presentation followed by audience discussion.

Time and location

1:00 pm, Tuesday 4 February.

Seminar Room 203, RD Watt Building (A04), Science Road, The University of Sydney, NSW 2050.

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Accessibility

We are committed to ensuring our spaces are safe, accessible and enjoyable for all. The RD Watt building is fully accessible for people who use wheelchairs or other mobility aids and service animals are welcome. Enter via the rear door of the RD Watt Building, near the entrance to the Social Sciences Building at the University of Sydney. Our meeting and events space is equipped with PA and assistive listening systems.

If you have any other access requirements, please do let us know when you register.

About Policy Bites

The Sydney Policy Lab’s lunchtime seminars – Policy Bites – are a forum for researchers and practitioners to present their exploratory and applied policy work in its early stages. Each public seminar gathers the Lab community in our collaborative space to hear and discuss new research as we exchange ideas across disciplines.

Policy Bites are organised by Dr Kate Harrison Brennan (Director, Sydney Policy Lab), Dr Assel Mussagulova (Lecturer in Public Policy and Public Administration, School of Social and Political Sciences) and Associate Professor Meru Sheel (Sydney School of Public Health).