Economics, Extremism and Roma Rights: A Dangerous Linkage
Economics, Extremism and Roma Rights: A Dangerous Linkage

Summary/Abstract: This issue of Roma Rights addresses the increasing number of violent attacks on Romani communities to examine whether this tendency is linked with the economic downturn. All authors in this issue suggest that extremism is not linked explicitly to the economic crisis. This point is crystallised in the editorial, where Rob Kushen writes, “Despite these alarming developments, it would be simplistic and factually wrong to attribute the rise of extremism solely or even substantially to the global economic crisis. The seeds of extremism in Eastern Europe can be found in populist politics, which came to the fore during a time of economic prosperity, not economic crisis.” This general thesis is shared by the authors of country-specific articles.

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