The Third Sector of Social Action and Roma People During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Ariadna Munté-Pascual (), María Virginia Matulič, Paula Abella, Miguel Ángel Pulido-Rodríguez, Manuela Fernández, Adriana Aubert and Ramon Flecha
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Ariadna Munté-Pascual: School of Social Work, Social Work Training and Research Section, University of Barcelona, 08035 Barcelona, Spain
María Virginia Matulič: School of Social Work, Social Work Training and Research Section, University of Barcelona, 08035 Barcelona, Spain
Paula Abella: School of Social Work, Social Work Training and Research Section, University of Barcelona, 08035 Barcelona, Spain
Miguel Ángel Pulido-Rodríguez: Faculty of Psychology, Education and Sport Science, Blanquerna-University Ramon Llull, 08022 Barcelona, Spain
Manuela Fernández: Specialized Service for Children and Adolescents (SEAIA), Barcelona City Council, 08002 Barcelona, Spain
Adriana Aubert: Department of Sociology, University of Barcelona, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
Ramon Flecha: Department of Sociology, University of Barcelona, 08034 Barcelona, Spain

Social Sciences, 2025, vol. 14, issue 9, 1-18

Abstract: The most recent scientific literature shows the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on socially vulnerable groups such as Roma people. Non-profit social initiative organizations were active agents in overcoming the effects of the pandemic. This article shows the role that Third Sector of Social Action organizations played in alleviating the impact of the pandemic in collaboration with the Roma community itself, as part of the R&D&I research project ROM21, which studied the social agency of the Roma population in Spain regarding overcoming inequalities caused by the pandemic in relation to education, social services, and civic organizations. Based on the communicative methodology, discussion groups and interviews were conducted with Roma people and professionals from social services, civic organizations, and the health and education sectors, with 54 Roma women, 24 Roma men, 40 professionals, and 5 social activists participating. The results show the social initiative entities’ social action strategies in collaboration with the Roma community and the public administrations that responded to the needs that arose during the pandemic and in the post-pandemic context.

Keywords: third sector of social action; Roma women; Roma people; pandemic; public administration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A B N P Y80 Z00 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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