Research project on discrimination and resilience of Roma starts
This working group's research and teaching deals with various forms of physical and psychological insecurity and their consequences for social order during and after violent conflict. In particular, current research projects deal with genocide and mass violence, perpetrators and victims of this violence, as well as with the politics of remembering violence. In particular, dynamics during violence, as well as on their consequences for post-violence societies and the politics of memory within these are especially interesting. The research projects at the working group are empirically driven and designed in a comparative manner.
In a current participatory action research project, DiREKt-Roma, life history and thematic interviews will be used to analyse experiences of discrimination and resilience of Roma.
The professorship is also involved with the project SPARTA.
The Transforming Intersectional Discrimination: Resilience and Agency of Displaced Roma (TINDRA) project will launch in 2026. The aim is to work with the Roma Regional Council of North Rhine-Westphalia to use qualitative research methods to analyze their experiences of discrimination, resilience strategies, and empowerment in an intersectional manner. There will be a particular focus on intersectional perspectives, especially gender, religion, and queerness, and how these identity characteristics influence experiences of discrimination, resilience, and empowerment.
