Country of residence

Romania

Brief introduction

PhD candidate in Sociology and Social Anthropology, Central European University, Budapest, Hungary

Education

MA in Nationalism Studies, Central European University, Budapest, Hungary, 2002

Academic profile

I am interested in explaining the possibilities for Romani politics in post ’89 Romania at the junction of mainstream politics, everyday life experiences, institutional practices towards Roma, and discursive framings of Roma in newspapers, public policies and academic production. I carried out research in a large urban Roma community in Romania, in archives in Romania and Open Society Archives in Budapest, in Romani organizations in Romania and Bruxelles, and an international network of grassroots organizations.

Publications

Keywords

Political anthropology, sociology of knowledge, Romani politics, socialism &post-socialism

Contact

alinasilian@yahoo.co.uk browse members list