Politicians’ words matter more than you may think

Roma ethnics represent about 10% of Slovakia's population and their challenging situation- low education levels and social exclusion that keeps many of them in a vicious circle of long term unemployment and poverty - has been exploited by politicians for years with very few viable solutions offered. A team of social psychologists from the Slovak Academy of Sciences have taken a look at how the political discourse influences the ordinary Slovaks' perception of the Roma ethnics in this country. Barbara Lašticová explains their findings in an interview with Anca Dragu.

Perception of Roma Máte problém s prehrávaním? Nahláste nám chybu v prehrávači.