Political Science

The Roma issue is generally treated as a European matter. Indeed, the Roma are the largest European minority--their presence outside of Europe is a result of various waves of migration over the past four hundred years. Likewise, the stereotypes associated with the Roma--the problematized, stigmatized status of a "Gypsy" as well as the historical and contemporary manifestations of antigypsyism--are also of European origin. This book claims, however, that the perception of Roma being strictly a European issue is flawed, and that re-connecting the Roma issue globally represents an important learning experience and an added value.