The Genocide against the Roma in Former Yugoslavia: From Antigypsyism to Antigypsyism?
The Genocide against the Roma in Former Yugoslavia: From Antigypsyism to Antigypsyism?

Author(s): Milovan Pisarri
Subject(s): Nationalism Studies, Ethnic Minorities Studies
Published by: Institut za filozofiju i društvenu teoriju
Keywords: Genocide; Roma; Racism;
Summary/Abstract: The history of the Roma genocide in Yugoslavia remains under-researched, with most scholarly attention focused on areas where persecution was most severe, such as Croatia and Serbia. Research is hindered by both subjective factors, like a general lack of interest among historians, and objective ones, such as the difficulty of identifying the Roma population before and during WWII due to their exclusion from official records. Despite widespread racism and persecution in the 1930s, some Roma intellectuals and communities initiated self-organized efforts to improve education, representation, and social standing, marking early acts of resistance and attempts at emancipation.

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