Partner: Hungarian Academy of Science, Institute of Sociology, Budapest
Period: August 2006 – December 2006
This survey has been undertaken in the context of the project PEACE-COM supported by the Sixth Framework RTD Program of the European Communities. Its objective has been to collect information on personal and professional background, as well as opinions of key actors of Slovak – Roma relations in Slovakia. Survey searched for important reasons of the conflict atmosphere, described needs and activities of actors, and their opinion on potential settlement/ accommodation initiatives. For these purposes 30 semi-structured interviews with Roma leaders in Slovakia has been organized and furthermore analyzed.