Why should I get involved? Perceived barriers to civic participation among young Czech Roma. Paper presented at the 14th Biennial Meeting of the European Association for Research on Adolescence, September 3-6, 2014, Cesme, Turkey
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angličtina
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Why should I get involved? Perceived barriers to civic participation among young Czech Roma. Paper presented at the 14th Biennial Meeting of the European Association for Research on Adolescence, September 3-6, 2014, Cesme, Turkey
Original language description
From a psychological perspective, when people feel excluded from broader society their feelings of alienation or frustration raise and foster the lack of interest in civic affairs (Uslaner & Brown, 2005), especially outside one?s ethnic group (Stepick & Stepick, 2002). At the same time, negative feelings related to perceived discrimination can serve as a trigger for civic action (van Zomeren, Leach, & Spears, 2012). In present study, we explore how young Roma describe barriers to civic participation and how are their perceptions of discrimination related to their civic participation. We utilize data from 5 focus groups (N=28) and a follow-up survey (N=203) conducted with young Czech Roma (ages between 15 and 28) during 2010-2011 as a part of the larger multinational project PIDOP. The common denominator among barriers to participation was feeling of exclusion. Participants pointed out the interrelatedness among access to resources, social exclusion and perceived discriminat
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O - Miscellaneous
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AN - Psychology
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Project
<a href="/en/project/7E09068" target="_blank" >7E09068: Processes Influencing Democratic Ownership and Participation</a><br>
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P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)
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Publication year
2014
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů