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The Art of Reception: Field Visits as Microcosms for Development Interventions of Non‐Governmental Organisations in Uganda

open access: yesJournal of International Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Field visits are common phenomena with non‐governmental organisations in Uganda. During these visits, Ugandan national staff guide visitors on series of meetings and interactions in the field. Following an actor‐oriented approach and drawing on ethnographic data on 14 field visits, this paper understands the field visit as a microcosm for the ...
Caspar Edward Swinkels
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MUSICAL LIFE STYLES OF MIMARSINAN GYPSIES IN TURKEY

open access: yesZeitschrift für die Welt der Türken, 2016
This study introduces the outcomes of oral history and field research based on the experiences and memories of the Gypsies residing in Istanbul, Mimarsinan district. Mimarsinan Gypsies have migrated to Turkey after the compulsory relocation determined
Nihal CÖMERT
doaj  

De l’ethnonyme « tzigane » et des pièges du politiquement correct

open access: yesRecherches, 2011
Due to the argument that the traditional reference “Gypsies” has offensive aspects and is therefore politically incorrect, the term “Roma” (“Romanies”) has been in use in the European context since the 1970s. This practice was introduced to the Bulgarian
Kléo Protohristova
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Where Have I Seen You Before? Networks, Trust and Reciprocity as a Source of Collaboration in the Public Service

open access: yesPublic Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Although some studies focus on how bureaucrats' interactions with one another affect performance, they rarely focus on why these public servants collaborate. Bureaucrats' collaboration matters because it can significantly contribute to achieving policy goals.
Nathalie Mendez
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Vzdělání a výchova (u) Romů aneb education vs. schooling [PDF]

open access: yesStudia Ethnologica Pragensia, 2018
The text focuses on the issue of Roma education in the Czech Republic. Starting from the general view, held by the majority society, that Roma are deficient in the sphere of education, the authors offer another perspective in the understanding of Roma ...
Lenka J. Budilová, Marek Jakoubek
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Les Gens du voyage en France : représentations collectives et contrôle d’une minorité nationale

open access: yesBelgeo, 2014
The administrative category of “Gens du voyage” appeared in the 1990s in France to identify a population characterised by a specific life style and a particular housing type. This category gathers all the people who live in mobile residence.
Céline Bergeon
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Goffman's Tempting the Devil in Stigma: A Close Rereading of Goffman's “Subversive” Construct of “the Normals” Versus “the Stigmatized”

open access: yesSymbolic Interaction, EarlyView.
This article engages in a close rereading of Stigma, relating it to Goffman's biography as a person who faced stigma. Exploring his biography helps us to recognize the ways Goffman applies stigma strategies in how he represents himself as the author in Stigma.
Thaddeus Müller
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A glimpse into the past of a Gypsy community: the Rudari of South-East Europe

open access: yesEtnosfera
Gypsy history is a field of research in which it is still necessary to make use of more or less known archival sources in order to fill a number of gaps in our knowledge of the past of this community. In the following lines, we propose an evaluation of a
George-Damian Mocanu
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O jedné zapomenuté cikánské národopisné skice: J. Vlach a jeho Cikáni [PDF]

open access: yesStudia Ethnologica Pragensia, 2015
Jaroslav Vlach was a teacher at a secondary grammar school in the Prague quarter of Smíchov. His field of expertise was history and geography and as a teacher he taught subjects on these topics. As was common in those days, J. Vlach followed contemporary
Marek Jakoubek
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Creating a multilingual assessment ecology in the classroom

open access: yesTESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Addressing the educational needs of bi/multilingual students in K‐12 classrooms, this study explores teachers' engagement with multilingualism in assessment practice. Drawing on fieldwork conducted with language and mathematics teachers in Ontario, Canada, the study generates empirical insight into teachers' development and use of multilingual
Saskia Van Viegen, Nancy Bell, Noah Khan
wiley   +1 more source

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