ABSTRACT
This chapter deals with the notion of belonging in today’s multi-ethnic Sweden. On the basis of Frantz Fanon’s understanding of colonialism and the colonised mentality as theoretical, the article deals with the situation of Roma in Sweden – and Europe. With the story of a young Roma woman that has migrated to Sweden from Hungary as point of departure, the article addresses the situation for Romani people, but also for other migrants in Europe, with particular focus on who is allowed to belong to the community of Swedish and European citizens and who is locked out.
