PUBLIC POLICIES AND ISSUES OF NATIONAL MINORITIES, pages: 209 - 227, 2022

Roma Community. Legislative Elements and Actions by Which the Romanian State Supports their Integration and Non-Discrimination

Doi: https://doi.org/10.58603/UZZS7275

Abstract: Through this study, we set out to make a foray into the actions by which the Romanian state supports the integration and non-discrimination of Roma at the national level, after the post-December period, when the social, economic, and political realities of Romania were redefined. The method used is qualitative, based on the analysis of various documents, with data obtained from both primary and secondary sources. The post-December legislative and visionary technique tends towards a multicultural approach in relation to the Roma community. Thus, the current legislative and institutional adaptations were accompanied by a special dynamism, following a structural logic. The persistent cleavage between the majority and ethnic Roma, despite the measures taken, seems to be maintained. The complexity of the difficulties they face requires proactive state intervention. Thus, affirmative action is a remedial and necessary instrument which needs to be used more actively to reduce the gaps in various social areas. The conclusions are clear, from our point of view: even if the actions are complex and judiciously crafted, the actions are poorly executed for several reasons. Although there is a growing ethnic mobilization, the state is inadequately addressing the situation. In its latest approaches, the state tends to emphasize the cultural side of the Roma and to improve the actions, at least on a theoretical and discursive level.