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Racialisation, the EU Referendum result and sentiments of belonging in the UK: a consideration of Roma populations

Patel, T.G; Martin, P.; Brown, P.; Tyler, P.

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P. Brown

P. Tyler



Abstract

This article reports on a qualitative study with migrant Roma communities in South Yorkshire, UK. The study was undertaken shortly after the 2016 European Union membership referendum in the UK. It finds that while hostility towards the studied Roma population did increase immediately after the resulting Leave vote, their experiences of racialisation can be situated more clearly in how the result engendered a shift in the expressions and understandings of their own place and position, with their particular histories as EU migrants of Roma heritage. In doing so, it adds to the evidence of how racialisation is manifest for such groups within this period. While acknowledging the specificity of these experiences, the article also argues that Roma share some features with the experiences of other EU migrants, also situated in the Leave period of social, cultural and geopolitical uncertainty.

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Patel, T., Martin, P., Brown, P., & Tyler, P. (2023). Racialisation, the EU Referendum result and sentiments of belonging in the UK: a consideration of Roma populations. Journal of Contemporary European Studies, 31(4), 1178-1191. https://doi.org/10.1080/14782804.2022.2110454

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Aug 19, 2022
Online Publication Date Aug 18, 2022
Publication Date Oct 2, 2023
Deposit Date Aug 30, 2022
Publicly Available Date Aug 30, 2022
Journal Journal of Contemporary European Studies
Print ISSN 1478-2804
Electronic ISSN 1478-2790
Publisher Routledge
Volume 31
Issue 4
Pages 1178-1191
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/14782804.2022.2110454
Keywords Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science, Cultural Studies
Publisher URL https://doi.org/10.1080/14782804.2022.2110454

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