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Acknowledgements The writing of this book was possible due to the support of dedicated people . I initiated this project together with Mihai Surdu and Marius Taba. Mihai and Marius offered feedback to the guide for interviews with Roma activists and we conducted together four interviews for the book. Laura Surdu was also helpful in finalizing the guide for interviews. I would like to thank Mihai and Marius for their support for the project. The Roma Education Fund (REF) financially supported the project. I take this opportunity to thank the members of the REF board for considering school segregation as one of the most important topics regarding education for Roma and for their generous support. REF leadership—Costel Bercus, Toby Linden, Pierre Gassmann, and Judit Szira—offered comments and suggestions that were valuable for the project. Judit Szira also spent time to provide feedback on some chapters of the book. Without the REF leadership support this book would have remained just a good idea. Varvara Berbec and Gloria Jigau transcribed the interviews with Roma activists and spent time and energy to perform this difficult task. Oliver Pahnecke undertook research for the second chapter at the time when the initial author was unable to complete, saving thus the initial structure of the manuscript. Krisztina Kós, the Director of CEU Press, was enthusiastic about the manuscript from the very beginning. I would like also to thank the two anonymous reviewers of the manuscript, whose comments and suggestions helped me clarify some ideas. Christopher Marcisz deserves much appreciation for copy-editing the manuscript in a short time. I benefited from support from great professionals during the research. Romanita Iordache, Lilla Farkas, Daniela Mihailova, James Goldston, Marian Mandache, Jan Stejskal, Anita Danka, Andrew Ryder offered valuable comments and suggestions during the research. I would like to thank them all for their effort as well as for their time and passion for promoting human rights. I found inspiring their experience and commitment to defend Roma rights. xii Acknowledgements I am indebted to my PhD supervisor, Traian Rotariu for his flexibility as regards my PhD program, which allowed me to focus on this research. There are two professors that contributed significantly to my academic development. Wiktor Osiatynski and Dan Pavel have guided my readings, challenged me and encouraged me to write on subjects that I consider important. Somehow, this book is a consequence of their teaching and friendship. I take this opportunity to express my gratitude towards them. I can not close the list without mentioning my family members. My parents always valued education and encouraged us, their children, to do our best. They also considered that interaction with children from other ethnic background is a chance to extend our experience of live while affirming our identity when it matters. The best adviser and critic of my work was my lovely wife, Marianna. Her love, friendship, advice and criticism gave me strength to continue with the project. Many ideas from the book came up during our long discussions on the subject. Although not mentioned in the text, Mari is a moral contributor to the book. I would like to thank Mari for her continuous support even at the time when I had doubts about the project. Emma, our angelic daughter, deserves a big “thank you” and “I love you” from daddy! Both Mari and Emma were deprived of spending quality family time due to my work on this project. I dedicate this book to my mother Heli, to my wife Mari, and to our daughter Emma, with love. ...

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