Creating a System for Quantitative Data Collection to Evaluate the Situation of Roma in Czech Society

Creating a System for Quantitative Data Collection to Evaluate the Situation of Roma in Czech society responds to the absence of valid ethnic data about the socio-economic situation of the Romani minority. Given that the collection of ethnically sensitive data is also associated with a range of ethical, methodological and legislative constraints, as well as insufficient legitimacy, the decision to collect such data has been postponed repeatedly. The absence of such data represents a long-term problem with respect to Czech integration policy aimed at the Roma minority, constituting the main reason for the difficulties associated with evaluation of fulfilment of its various objectives.

The project activities were designed to mitigate and overcome the above-mentioned pitfalls and constraints and find a constructive solution.

The project was supported by a Grant from the Peoples of Norway within via EEA and Norway Grants 2014–2021. It is a pre-defined project of strategic importance at the national level, and the objectives have been discussed with and approved by key actors of the Norway Grants implementation structure, i.e. the Financial Mechanisms Office and the Programme Operator. The main expert institutions of public administration were asked to implement it.

Research Institute for Labour and Social Affairs, a public research institution, is the project promoter and is responsible for all its activities.

The period of realization: January 2020 until April 2024.

Key binding activities and main project outcomes:

  • to conduct two surveys focused on the Roma population;
  • and to create a methodology for collecting data about the socio-economic situation of the Roma population at the national level in order to evaluate its changes over time.

News

Headline: DOCUMENT: Extensive research shows shocking differences between Roma and others. Roma face job insecurity, half of them have fixed-term contracts
25. 06. 2024

On June 23, 2024, the Romea.cz news server published an article about the situation of Roma in Czech society based on the results of the second sample survey.

The entire article is available at this link.

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Release of Publications and Data
25. 06. 2024

The following publications have been published:

  • Data collection methodology on the socio-economic situation of the Roma population in the Czech Republic,
  • Mapping the practice of data collection on the Roma population in the Czech Republic and
  • Report on the Socio-economic Situation of the Roma Population in the Czech Republic 2023/2024; see Publications tab.

Data files from sample surveys are available in the Czech Social Science Data Archive as a part of the Institute of Sociology of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic; see the Selection surveys tab.

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Publication Release
28. 05. 2024

The publication release of Methodology for Collecting Data on the Socioeconomic Situation of the Roma Population in the Czech Republic and Mapping the Practice of Data Collection on the Roma Population in the Czech Republic will be postponed to June 2024 due to delays in the review process.

The release of the English translation of the publication Report on the Socio-economic Situation of the Roma Population in the Czech Republic 2023/2024. Results of the Sample Survey. is delayed due to proofreading and editing.

The release of the data set is currently being negotiated with the Czech Social Science Data Archive of the Institute of Sociology of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic

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