ABSTRACT
For a thorough understanding of the current state of policy-making towards Roma in Europe, we need to look at the context in which these policies have appeared, the history of Roma policies in particular countries, and the internal and external factors that have influenced them. For an in-depth analysis of the policies towards Roma, I choose three case studies: the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Romania, in the years following the collapse of communism. The policies towards Roma during the Habsburg Empire, the interwar period, and the communist regimes are not considered here because the book focuses on the democratic context where policy-making is supposed to have been a deliberative process.
