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Filčák, Richard; Szilvasi, Marek; Škobla, Daniel
No Water for the Poor: The Roma Ethnic Minority and Local Governance Journal Article
In: Ethnic and Racial Studies, vol. 41, iss. 7, pp. 1390-1407, 2018.
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This article contributes to the emerging critiques of inequalities in the access to water by focusing on three inter-related aspects: affordability, accessibility and quality of water. Based on extensive fieldwork, the paper explores the situation in segregated Roma settlements in Slovakia and highlights the critical role of power asymmetries at a local level. It builds a conceptual framework using Bourdieu’s notions of “social field”, “habitus”, “doxa”, and “capital”, highlighting the central role of power asymmetries at a local level. Insights are drawn on how dominantly positioned social actors command decision-making regarding water supply, and how social hierarchies, inequalities and the “positionality” of Roma as a marginalized group are functional to the lack of political will to address insufficient water access for Roma in any efficient manner.
2018
Filčák, Richard; Szilvasi, Marek; Škobla, Daniel
No Water for the Poor: The Roma Ethnic Minority and Local Governance Journal Article
In: Ethnic and Racial Studies, vol. 41, iss. 7, pp. 1390-1407, 2018.
Abstract | Tags: contemporary, infrastructure, roma, slovakia, sociology
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author = {Richard Filčák and Marek Szilvasi and Daniel Škobla},
year = {2018},
date = {2018-01-01},
journal = {Ethnic and Racial Studies},
volume = {41},
issue = {7},
pages = {1390-1407},
abstract = {This article contributes to the emerging critiques of inequalities in the access to water by focusing on three inter-related aspects: affordability, accessibility and quality of water. Based on extensive fieldwork, the paper explores the situation in segregated Roma settlements in Slovakia and highlights the critical role of power asymmetries at a local level. It builds a conceptual framework using Bourdieu’s notions of “social field”, “habitus”, “doxa”, and “capital”, highlighting the central role of power asymmetries at a local level. Insights are drawn on how dominantly positioned social actors command decision-making regarding water supply, and how social hierarchies, inequalities and the “positionality” of Roma as a marginalized group are functional to the lack of political will to address insufficient water access for Roma in any efficient manner.
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This article contributes to the emerging critiques of inequalities in the access to water by focusing on three inter-related aspects: affordability, accessibility and quality of water. Based on extensive fieldwork, the paper explores the situation in segregated Roma settlements in Slovakia and highlights the critical role of power asymmetries at a local level. It builds a conceptual framework using Bourdieu’s notions of “social field”, “habitus”, “doxa”, and “capital”, highlighting the central role of power asymmetries at a local level. Insights are drawn on how dominantly positioned social actors command decision-making regarding water supply, and how social hierarchies, inequalities and the “positionality” of Roma as a marginalized group are functional to the lack of political will to address insufficient water access for Roma in any efficient manner.