ABSTRACT
In contemporary Europe, groups of people with vulnerable citizenship status – most notably migrants, asylum seekers and minorities such as the homeless, the Roma and sex-workers – have been increasingly framed in terms of security. This chapter begins with a critical overview of theories that emphasize the performative dimension of citizenship. It discusses the background of the securitization of Romani migrants and minorities in Europe. The chapter also discusses the ongoing deportation of Roma from Germany to the former Yugoslavia and introduce notion of boundary practices of citizenship as an alternative way of situating the attempts of migrants and minorities to challenge their securitization. One of the main hubs of the networks is the Alle bleiben! network, organized by the Roma Centre in Göttingen. The chapter focuses not only on securitization, but also on inventive acts of citizenship articulated by securitized groups and their allies.
