In contemporary Montenegrin society, the issue of managing the ethno-cultural differences is based on mechanisms and multiculturalism policy measures that should ensure full integration and respect for human rights, while preserving the identity specificities of all ethnic-cultural communities. As an exceptionally multi-ethnic state, Montenegro strives to preserve and promote ethno-cultural diversity, based on the assumption that it is one of the basic pre-conditions of stability and preservation of the Montenegrin society cohesion. When it comes to the integration issues, a special place belongs to Roma ethnic community, especially particularly vulnerable categories within it, such as women and children. Members of the aforementioned ethnic group are in a position characterized by exclusion, marginalization, discrimination and expressed ethnic distance by the rest of the society. It is necessary to analyze the existing domains of this community integration and to detect the most important problems that it encounters with in the process of their full social integration in Montenegrin society. In that sense, we will specifically focus on Roma women and the problems that this part of the community faces.

Biljana Maslovarić is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Montenegro. Her scientific field of interest includes managing in education, education for democracy and intercultural education. E-mail adress: biljana.maslovaric1@gmail.com

Danijela Vuković-Ćalasan is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Political Science, University of Montenegro. Her scientific field of interest includes ethnic and national relations and identities, globalization, political ideologies, politics of multiculturalism. E-mail address: danijelacalasan@gmail.com

Danijela Vuković-Ćalasan, Phd, Assistant Professor, e-mail: danijelacalasan@gmail.com