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Raluca Roman is a Lecturer at Queen's University Belfast's School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics. She holds a PhD from the University of St Andrews (2017), an MA in Economy, State and Society from UCL (2012), and a BA in Sociology from Babeș-Bolyai University (2009). Her research focuses on religion, humanitarianism, ethnicity, migration, and the intersection of religion with emerging technologies like AI and social robots. She has conducted fieldwork in Finland and Romania, examining Roma communities' religious mobilization and transnational missionary work. Recent projects include co-editing Roma Writings in History (2021) and leading research on Roma civic emancipation and gendered violence in marginalized communities.
Teaching includes courses on the anthropology of religion, Roma studies, and advanced research methods. She has contributed to interdisciplinary projects such as the ERC-funded RomaInterbellum, exploring Roma history and literature. Her work addresses UN SDGs related to reducing inequalities and promoting peaceful societies.
Key collaborations include the Academy of Finland's Roma and Nordic Societies project and the Kone Foundation's Divergent Fates study. Her research integrates archival methods with ethnography, challenging stereotypes about Roma literary heritage and interrogating ethical dimensions of technology and violence.
