After Categorical Exclusion: Domains and Processes of Social Exclusion of the Romanian Roma – LÁSZLÓ FOSZTÓ / Illustration by Ioana Sabău

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Illustration by Ioana Sabău After Categorical Exclusion: Domains and Processes of Social Exclusion of the Romanian Roma László Fosztó Abstract Understanding the causes of persistent inequality between different segments of a society is at the core of social science. This article explores the issue of exclusion by examining various mechanisms of durable inequality within Romanian […]

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How do welfare intermediaries help EU migrants access social protection? – ALEXANDRA VOIVOZEANU / Illustration by Lucian Barbu

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Illustration by Lucian Barbu How do welfare intermediaries help EU migrants access social protection? Alexandra Voivozeanu Abstract Despite the existence of a legal framework that regulates their access to social protection within the European Union, mobile citizens face numerous obstacles in accessing their social rights. Thus, while migration abroad addresses inequalities that migrants face in

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Valuing Art in Public Spaces – LILIANA HARDING & CORINA NANI / Illustration by Corina Nani

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Illustration by Corina Nani Valuing Art in Public Spaces Liliana Harding and Corina Nani Abstract Public art defines and enhances the world that we inhabit. Here we propose to use its expression in the urban and virtual environment as a mediator for our understanding of how people of various social backgrounds, skill, or disability engage

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Being “Cured” but No Longer Being Yourself: Tuberculosis Sequelae and the Unseen Second Lives of Romanian Tuberculosis Survivors – JONATHAN STILLO / Illustration by Adela Holdon

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Illustration by Adela Holdon Being “Cured” but No Longer Being Yourself: Tuberculosis Sequelae and the Unseen Second Lives of Romanian Tuberculosis Survivors Jonathan Stillo Abstract It is well known that tuberculosis (TB) damages the physical body. Less known is the fact that the body is frequently damaged by one or more of the many side

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Sorting Patients Out: The Moral Evaluation Process in Emergency Departments – MARIUS WAMSIEDEL / Illustration by Andrei Pacea

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Illustration by Andrei Pacea Sorting Patients Out: The Moral Evaluation Process in Emergency Departments Marius Wamsiedel Abstract In this reflective paper, I delve into the moral evaluation process carried out by emergency department (ED) triage workers in Romania as they grapple with the rising demand for emergency care. Adopting a symbolic interactionist approach, I scrutinize

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Godparents, Patrons, and Trust in Ethnically Mixed Rural Communities in Transylvania – STEFÁNIA TOMA / Illustration by Melinda Ureczki Lázár

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Illustration by Melinda Ureczki Lázár Godparents, Patrons, and Trust in Ethnically Mixed Rural Communities in Transylvania Stefánia Toma Abstract Does social inclusion mean that we can eradicate social inequality or even just reduce inequality between certain categories of people and/or groups? Or we need to refresh our thinking and chose the harder way which seems

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Roma Seasonal Migration and Its Effects in Romanian Rural Communities – VALER SIMION COSMA / Illustration by Andra Badea

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Illustration by Andra Badea Roma Seasonal Migration and Its Effects on Romanian Rural Communities Valer Simion Cosma Abstract How does intra-European transnational labor migration in agriculture change the material and status conditions of the most underprivileged groups living in the European peripheries from which this labor originates? How do the dominant groups react? While a

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Living in precarity – how social canteens and soup kitchens contribute to community solidarity – BEATRICE MANOLE / Illustration by József Vass

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Illustration by József Vass Living in precarity – how social canteens and soup kitchens contribute to community solidarity Beatrice Manole Abstract Creating spaces of solidarity for the most vulnerable is key to ensuring that some form of social justice is achieved, in a society where socio-economic policies and social attitudes are not the most favorable

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Menstruation: Social inequality and biopolitics in Socialist Romania – ANCA NIȚĂ / Illustration by Roma Gavrilă

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Illustration by Roma Gavrilă Menstruation: Social Inequality and Biopolitics in Socialist Romania Anca Niță Abstract Why is menstruation considered to be something shameful? As a cis-woman I have experienced and seen how menstruation is depicted around me, either in whispered voices and jokes or perfectly concealed in the commercials. This question was the starting point

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Suffering in silence: Experiences of emptiness and exclusion after reproductive loss in Romania – ERICA VAN DER SIJPT / Illustration by Axelle Van Wynsberghe

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Illustration by Axelle van Wynsberghe Suffering in silence: Experiences of emptiness and exclusion after reproductive loss in Romania Erica van der Sijpt Abstract “I haven’t held you in my arms, but I feel you. I haven’t talked with you, but I hear you. I haven’t met you, but I love you. Your absence is like

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