TY - JOUR
T1 - Is ethnicity a meaningful category of employment policies for Roma? A comparative case study of Hungary and Spain
AU - Messing, Vera
AU - Bereményi, Bálint Ábel
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2017/8/9
Y1 - 2017/8/9
N2 - This paper aims to inquire into the potential of active labour market policies (LMP) to reach out to unemployed Roma population in Hungary and in Spain. While in Hungary unemployed Roma people are mainly thought to be reached through mainstream measures, Spain represents a more complex regime with an emphasis on ethnically targeted programmes. Our analysis draws on a wider comparative research project (NEUJOBS) conducted in 2012/2013 and provides an insight into how LMP function locally for unemployed Roma. We conclude that there are two intersecting challenges regarding the success of LMP that aim to influence the employment situation of the Roma: the targeting strategies and the quality and complexity of the programmes’ design. Our empirical data suggest that both aspects need to be given equal attention in order to promote the inclusion of the Roma into the labour market.
AB - This paper aims to inquire into the potential of active labour market policies (LMP) to reach out to unemployed Roma population in Hungary and in Spain. While in Hungary unemployed Roma people are mainly thought to be reached through mainstream measures, Spain represents a more complex regime with an emphasis on ethnically targeted programmes. Our analysis draws on a wider comparative research project (NEUJOBS) conducted in 2012/2013 and provides an insight into how LMP function locally for unemployed Roma. We conclude that there are two intersecting challenges regarding the success of LMP that aim to influence the employment situation of the Roma: the targeting strategies and the quality and complexity of the programmes’ design. Our empirical data suggest that both aspects need to be given equal attention in order to promote the inclusion of the Roma into the labour market.
KW - Roma
KW - active labour market policies
KW - employment
KW - ethnic targeting
KW - labour market inclusion
KW - mainstreaming equality
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U2 - 10.1080/01419870.2016.1213402
DO - 10.1080/01419870.2016.1213402
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84981285683
SN - 0141-9870
VL - 40
SP - 1623
EP - 1642
JO - Ethnic and Racial Studies
JF - Ethnic and Racial Studies
IS - 10
ER -