This book discusses how Europe¿s Roma minorities have often been perceived as a threat to
majority cultures and societies. Frequently the Roma have become the target of nationalism
extremism and racism. At the same time they have been approached in terms of human rights and
become the focus of programs dedicated to inclusion anti-discrimination and combatting
poverty. This book reflects on this situation from the viewpoint of how the Roma are often
¿securitized ¿ understood and perceived as ¿security problems.¿ The authors discuss practices
of securitization and the ways in which they have been challenged and they offer an original
contribution to debates about security and human rights interventions at a time in which
multiple crises both in and of Europe are going hand-in-hand with intensified xenophobia and
security rhetoric.
