An Analysis of the Roma and Their Inclusion and Exclusion in Metropolitan Areas of Europe

Abstract

<p>This study, utilizing the foundations of critical race theory (CRT), is examining how the policies and practices of inclusion and exclusion in two major European cities have affected marginalized minorities. It focuses on the migration patterns of the largest ethnic minority in Europe, the Roma, after the dissolution of the Former Socialist Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) and the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (FSU), and reflects on the issues of inclusion and exclusion they faced duringand after thesespecific periods of forced migration. This major researchpaper centers around two case studies to analyze the position and agency of Roma people in Europe. The first is Roma within the Federal Republic of Germany (European Union) and the second is within the Republic of Serbia (non-European Union), with a specific focus on the cities of Belgrade and Berlin.</p>