National Minority Organisations in Prague: structure, competence

0457969 - EÚ 2016 RIV CZ eng J - Journal Article
Sulitka, Andrej - Uherek, Zdeněk
National Minority Organisations in Prague: structure, competence.
Národopisná revue. Roč. 25, č. 5 (2015), s. 3-17. ISSN 0862-8351. E-ISSN 2570-9437
Institutional support: RVO:68378076
Keywords : ethnology * social anthropology * Czech Republic * minority * national policy
Subject RIV: AC - Archeology, Anthropology, Ethnology

The focus of this text is on the assessment of the in-depth interviews which the authors of this article conducted in 2014 with the functionaries of important Prague minority associations associated in the House of National Minorities in Prague. The interview concentrated on their attitudes to formal and informal institutions that the minorities form, on their opinion about the exercise of minority rights in Czech society, on the influence of the House of National Minorities on the club life in Prague and on the problems with administrative work which is necessary for club activity. Last but not least, the interviews focused on the financing of clubs and the political ambitions of their members. The interviews with the representatives of particular organizations showed diversity in the organizational structure of clubs and interest associations of particular minorities in Prague, and their different biases. The interviews showed a variety of strategies used in getting financial funding for the club activities and the resulting different financial security. The interviews also showed frequent problems with the infrastructure of the clubs. Quite a low level of legal consciousness of the interview participants was a significant piece of knowledge, although some of the participants take part in wider political life especially as members of political parties exceeding the minority groups. The authors of the article state in the conclusion that the opportunities for particular minorities to exercise their cultural and social needs through minority clubs are becoming differentiated.
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