Public administration, legal culture, and empirical research: Residential policies for the Sinti in Venice

Abstract

This article proposes a model for analyzing contested local policies for Roma and Sinti people, starting with a case study on a Sinti “village” established by Venice’s local authority. A multidimensional analytical framework is adopted, investigating how the local setting and the political and discursive opportunity structures existing at higher territorial levels intersect, and how local residents’ collective actions influence the public authorities’ behavior. Concerning the first aspect, we identify a mutually reinforcing effect of legal culture, policies, and common-sense representations that contributes to consolidating the representation of Roma and Sinti people as “foreigners” and “nomads.” As for the second aspect, our analysis shows how the different perceptions of citizenship (and of the relationship between the Sinti and citizenship, in particular) of the various protagonists in the conflict affect the practices that are implemented.

Upaya Penyelesaian Persekusi di Indonesia Menggunakan Pendekatan Analisis Hirarki

“…Ketidakpercayaan masyarakat terhadap pemerintah dan aparat penegak hukum yang kemudian berujung pada tindakan masyarakat yang sewenang-wenang bahkan bertindak menggantikan negara. Ruang kosong ini adalah legal culture atau budaya hukum (Čehulić, 2021;Demidova, 2021;Iovan, 2018;Kumar, 2021;Mantovan, 2021).…”

“…Dari kasus-kasus persekusi tersebut di atas, terdapat dua ruang kosong yang perlu diisi agar kasus persekusi di Indonesia tidak terulang kembali. Ruang tersebut adalah Hukum (budaya hukum) dan Demokrasi (Čehulić, 2021;Demidova, 2021;Iovan, 2018;Kumar, 2021;Mantovan, 2021). Sehingga Proses pemetaan masalah menggunakan metode Analisis Hirarki menemukan bahwa persekusi terjadi didasarkan pada dua sebab (possible causes) yakni hukum (budaya hukum) dan demokrasi.…”