Political Voice

Aidan McGarry is Professor of International Politics and Associate Dean for Research and Innovation at Loughborough University, London. He has written six books, including Who Speaks for Roma? and Romaphobia: The Last Acceptable Form of Racism. His research has been published in leading international journals, including Social Movement Studies; International Political Science Review; Ethnic and Migration Studies; and the International Journal of Communication. In 2018-2019, he was a EURIAS/Marie Curie Fellow at the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Studies, and in 2022-2023, he was the recipient of a Fulbright Scholar Award at the University of Southern California.

• Acknowledgements List of Figures Introduction Chapter 1: What is Political Voice? Chapter 2: Democracy and Political Voice Chapter 3: Autonomy, Representation, and Constitution (ARC) Chapter 4: Queer Activism in India Chapter 5: Roma Activism in Europe Chapter 6: Conclusion: Reflections on Political Voice and Democracy Methodological Appendix Bibliography Index

How do the politically powerless come to be seen and heard? Political Voice is a crucial contribution to understanding contentious politics, providing a conceptual framework for addressing the age-old question of how groups discover their voice. Through insightful analyses of Roma and queer activism, the book explores the non-conventional and disruptive potentialities for transforming the lived realities of marginalized groups and enhancing democratic quality. In an era characterized by democratic erosion and exclusionary nationalism - phenomena that disproportionately impact the groups McGarry studies - the book's endeavor emerges as both noble and necessary.