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The Evolution of International Policing against "Gypsies" in Central Europe: 1870–1945.

Authors :
Kurda, Charissa
Source :
Central European History (Cambridge University Press / UK). Jun2024, Vol. 57 Issue 2, p182-203. 22p.
Publication Year :
2024

Abstract

This article explores the rise of international cooperation and policing in solving the so-called "Gypsy question" between 1870 and 1945. Situating this issue within a broader phenomenon of illiberal internationalism, it demonstrates how the central European powers often pursued international action to serve their own national agendas. In doing so, this study shows how the shared concern of cross-border Gypsy itinerancy and migration in central Europe prompted several international policing initiatives that eventually crystallized under the International Criminal Police Commission (or ICPC) in 1931 into a transnational framework for controlling Gypsies. Against this background, the article also investigates whether the role of Switzerland and Austria as major frontrunners for anti-Gypsy international measures changed once the ICPC was under Nazi control. By closely examining critical activities and antiziganist ICPC discourse between 1933 and 1945, it reveals how the ICPC created a matrix of surveillance that eased the way toward the Gypsy genocide. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00089389
Volume :
57
Issue :
2
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Central European History (Cambridge University Press / UK)
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
179976790
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0008938923000511