Briefs and Reports
MigRom Project Reports
- Second year reports
- First year reports
- Language barriers and access to health care among Roma migrants. A case study from in Manchester, UK, September 2017
- Roma women in migration: Perceptions, participation and emerging opportunities, October 2016
- Manchester City Council Report on the MigRom Engagement Strategy, October 2016
- Manchester City Council Roma Engagement Report, June 2015
- ERTF Factsheet on the situation of Roma/Gypsies/Travellers in the United Kingdom, May 2015
- ‘The views of the European Roma and Travellers Forum on the “revised concept paper on the creation of a European Roma Institute”’, ERTF, 21st May 2015
- Roma pupils at Bright Futures Education Trust (Gorton South, Manchester): Background, preliminary observations, engagement strategy, December 2014
- Consultation Forum for Roma: Documentation
- Pilot survey of birth rates and age at first birth among Romanian Roma in Manchester
- Introducing the MigRom Project
- Roma in Manchester: A Fact Sheet
- Manchester City Council Roma Strategy 2011-2014 document
- Commentary on strategy document by University of Manchester
- Report on the Romani Community in Gorton South, Manchester, October 2009
MigRom Policy Briefings
- MigRom European Policy Briefing, May 2017
- MigRom Council of Europe Policy Briefing, June 2016
- MigRom European Policy Briefing, September 2015
- MigRom Policy Briefing: Understanding Marriage and Partnership in the Roma Community, July 2015
- MigRom Policy Briefing, June 2015
- MigRom Policy Briefing: Drop in consultation report, June 2015
- MigRom Policy Briefing: Roma Voices of Manchester, May 2015
- Bidonvilles: Changer de regard, 12th December 2014
- MigRom Policy Briefing: Drop in consultation first year report, October 2014
- MigRom European Policy Briefing, September 2014
- MigRom Project Policy Briefing No. 1
- Policy @ Manchester policy briefing: ‘Roma Migrants from Central and Eastern Europe’, March 2014
- MigRom Press Release, 2nd January 2014
- ERTF paper: Role of the Local Authorities in integrating migrants, December 2013
MigRom Commentaries
- Yaron Matras: Do Roma need protection from themselves? Council of Europe, 21st March 2016
- Yaron Matras: A Critical Look at Europe’s Policy on Roma (Gypsies). Center for Global Humanities Lecture/Seminar Series, University of New England, 29th February 2016.
- Yaron Matras: Use and misuse of data on Roma: A comment on the Salford study on Roma migrants. Zeitschrift für internationale Bildungsforschung und Entwicklungspädagogik 38: 29-30.
- Statement by Professor Yaron Matras at Manchester City Council Scrutiny Committee, 24th June 2015
- ‘Counting Roma: the ethical dilemma’, by Yaron Matras, University of Manchester, 20th May 2015
- Yaron Matras, European Academic Network on Romani Studies: A balance sheet (April 2015)
- ‘Why plans for a European Roma Institute might be a setback for Europe’s Roma’, by Yaron Matras, University of Manchester, 16th April 2015
- ‘EU initiative risks turning Roma into entertainers, not real people with Human Rights’, by Yaron Matras, University of Manchester, 15th April 2015
- ‘Who benefits from national Roma integration strategies?’ by Yaron Matras, University of Manchester, March 2015
- ‘Interventions to support Europe’s Roma populations risk creating new forms of segregation’ by Yaron Matras, University of Manchester, 1st December 2014
- Speech by Prof Yaron Matras, MigRom project coordinator, at the ERTF plenary, Strasbourg, November 2014:
- Roma Migrations: A lecture at the Institute for Eastern European Studies, Munich, May 2014 (in German)
- ‘A Roma Reality Check’ by Yaron Matras, University of Manchester, 12th February 2014
- ‘As migration debate rages, look to Manchester for integration inspiration’, Yaron Matras, December 23rd 2013
- ‘How Manchester has reached out to Roma migrants’ by Daniele Viktor Leggio, University of Manchester, 9th December 2013
- ‘Ignore the scare tactics – Roma integration is hard but worth it’ by Yaron Matras, University of Manchester, 4th December 2013
- ‘”200 ezer roma”: új bevándorlóellenes sajtókampány Nagy-Britanniában’, by Stefánia Toma, ISPMN, 22nd November 2013
- ‘Comment: The Roma are hardworking people who don’t deserve to be slandered by David Blunkett’ by Yaron Matras, University of Manchester, 18th November 2013
- Huffington Post: ‘On les appelait “tziganes”’, by Henriette Asséo, 25th September 2013
Press Reports
- 23rd June 2015, University of Manchester: Project to support Roma Voice forges ahead
- 26th November 2014, Human Rights Europe: Podcast: Yaron Matras – The myths and facts about Roma migration
- 26th November 2014, Mancunian Matters: Roma youngsters clean up Longsight streets in attempt to sweep away prejudice
- 24th November 2014, Manchester Evening News: Children work together on cleaning up their district
- 5th March 2014: “Why Roma provide an opportunity for UK cities” Article about the 13th February David Blunkett panel discussion by Andy Shallice of the Roma Support Group
- 18th January 2014, France Culture: Europe: les travailleurs de l’Est
- 1st January 2014, BBC News: What happened when the Roma came to Levenshulme?
- 27th November 2013, Channel 4 News: Roma communities living in the UK – video
- 10th September 2013, France Culture: Interview with Henriette Asséo
- 18th June 2013, Pianeta Universitario: L’università di Verona partecipa al progetto europeo sull’emigrazione dei rom romeni
- 20th May 2013, France Culture, Les Matins: Quel avenir pour les Roms de France?
