9:10 Lecture 2 September 1999
| The Roma Victims of Nazi Persecution and Austrian Politics of Compensation |
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| Traditional clichés and prejudices against the so-called "gipsies" have positioned them at the lower end of the social hierarchy. This positioning materialised also in their recognition as victims and restitutions. Only since a few years, this situation has begun to change, while at the same time the struggle to be accepted as an ethnic minority has continued. Moreover, the tragic murder of 4 Roma in Oberwart in february 1995 has raised a certain awareness about the issue in the media - if only for a short period of time. |
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| Dr. Erika Thurner is an Ao. Professor at the Institute of Political Science at the University of Insbruck. A politicist and historian, she has researched and published widely, mainly on minority politics with a focus on Roma and Sinti; history of migration, history of socio-political movements and parties in 19th and 20th century; gender studies. |
