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Ethnic Mobilization without Prerequisites: The East European Gypsies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2011

Zoltan Barany
Zoltan Barany
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University of Texas
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This article proposes a model that provides a tool to gauge the preparedness of ethnic and other groups for political mobilization. It argues that successful ethnic mobilization requires a well-specified bundle of “mobilization prerequisites” that can be used to evaluate political and social movements in a variety of contexts. The model is applied to elucidate the East European Gypsy communities' modest success at ethnic political mobilization. The article assesses the explanatory power of the independent variables and explains Gypsy electoral politics and behavior.

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World Politics , Volume 54 , Issue 3 , April 2002 , pp. 277 - 307
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Copyright © Trustees of Princeton University 2002

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