1. Roma, Gypsies and Travellers in the UK Martina Kalinová - 20 April 2005

2. Structure of the lecture

3. 1. Roma in Western Europe

4. 2. Minorities - a) Phases of British Approach to minorities:

5. 2. Minorities - b) Minority rights in the UK

6. 2. Minorities - c) Figures
2001 census – 9% of ethnic minorities in the UK
There are no reliable data about numbers and composition of ethnic minorities, Gypsies/Roma particularly – estimations
officially: twice-yearly counting of caravans and their inhabitants (England and Scotland)
census (1991, 2001): no ”Roma/Gypsy” category
non-officially:
Council of Europe (1987) 300,000 (200,000 in houses)
MRG (using 1991 census data) 90 – 120,000 R/G ( % of British population/ most of all – Indians - 1.5%)
J.-P. Liégeois (for Council of Europe, 1995) 90 – 120,000 R/G
D. Kenrick (1999) 90 – 120,000 R/G
L. Clements (2002) ”no more than 300,000” Travellers
CRE (2003) used the number of 300,000 in its Strategy

7. 2. Minorities - d) Roma - Racial × Ethnic × National group – official recognition

8. 3. British nationality - British national feeling - a) UK Nationality

9. 3. British nationality - British national feeling - b) pluralism of identities

10. 4. Racism

11. Photo - Irish Travellers

12. 5. a) Types of Romany and Travelling Communities in the UK

13. 5. b) R. & T. Communities - Terminology

14. Vardo - past and present

15. 6. British Roma´s features

16. Children - Travellers

17. Appleby horsefair & fortune-teller

18. 7. History

19. 8. Principal problems of Roma in the UK - CRE strategy 2004 - 2007