Open AccessEducation on the Roma Genocide in the Second World War in the Republic of Croatia
Author(s) -
Danijel Vojak
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
društvena istraživanja/društvena istraživanja
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1848-6096
pISSN - 1330-0288
DOI - 10.5559/di.30.1.07
Subject(s) - croatian , genocide , the republic , state (computer science) , politics , world war ii , political science , population , spanish civil war , economic history , economic growth , law , sociology , history , demography , theology , philosophy , linguistics , algorithm , computer science , economics
The Roma population has been living in Croatian territories for more than six centuries and during that period was mostly persecuted by state and local authorities who sought to assimilate them. Such antigypsyism political practice was not unique only for the Croatian territory but was practiced in most other European countries. After World War II there was no commemoration and recognition of Roma victims in most European countries, including socialist Croatia (Yugoslavia). Such marginalization of the culture of remembrance of Roma war victims was reflected in the lack of education on this subject in the Croatian education system, where it is mostly mentioned in only a few words. The paper focuses on the analysis of how the issue of Roma suffering in the Independent State of Croatia (NDH) and Europe is (un)integrated into the Croatian education system.