Clough Marinaro, IsabellaScarpa, SilviaStefanelli, Ginevra2024-12-232024-12-232024Stefanelli, Ginevra. "Political Inclusion of Roma: Optimizing the National Roma and Sinti equality, inclusion and participation strategy (2021-2030)". BA Thesis, John Cabot University, Rome, Italy. 2024.https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14490/848Thesis (B.A. in Political Science)--John Cabot University, Fall 2024.This research investigates the political participation of the Roma communities in Italy within the framework of the new National Roma and Sinti equality, inclusion and participation strategy (2021-2030). Previous studies have already addressed several issues surrounding the Roma, ranging from being accused of causing an emergency because of their lifestyle and precarious living conditions in institutionalized camps to debates on their legal status, citizenship, antigypsyism, and the limitations of the previous National Strategy (2012-2021). However, insufficient attention has been given to political inclusion as a means for Roma empowerment. This study aims to suggest optimizations to the current National Strategy (2021- 2030) to address antigypsyism through the promotion of political inclusion. A qualitative approach to data-collection is employed, combining semi-structured interviews with the analysis of existing documents. The theoretical discussion critiques Kymlicka’s liberal multiculturalism, advocating a political process perspective to address the Roma’s diverse identity and activism while avoiding tokenism in representation. The findings of this research clearly show a discontinuity between the normative side presented by the National Strategy (2021-2030) and the way in which the strategy is being implemented to foster Roma participation. This research is of importance as it attempts to address the political emancipation of a historically vulnerable group, by providing suggestions to improve an already existing strategy, and it conveys the message that marginalised communities, like the Roma, must be genuinely included in policy formulation. Keywords: Roma, National Roma and Sinti equality, inclusion and participation strategy (2021-2030), Political inclusion, Law 482, Activism, Antigypsyism.vi, 58 pagesenAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/National Roma and Sinti equalityInclusion and participation strategyPolitical inclusionLaw 482ActivismAntigypsyismRomaThesis