
Gypsies and Travellers
Empowerment and Inclusion in British Society
- 224 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
The eviction at Dale Farm in the UK in 2011 brought the conflicting issues relating to Gypsy and Traveller accommodation to the attention of the world's media.However, as the furore surrounding the eviction has died down, the very pressing issues of accommodation need, inequality of access to education, healthcare and employment, and exclusion from British (and European) society is still very much evident. This topical book examines and debates a range of themes facing Gypsies and Travellers in British society, including health, social policy, employment and education. It also looks at the dilemmas faced in representing disadvantaged minority groups in media and political discourse, theories on power, control and justice and the impact of European initiatives on inclusion. Gypsies and Travellers: Empowerment and inclusion in British society will be of interest to students, academics, policy makers, practitioners, those working in the media, police, education and health services, and of course to Gypsies and Travellers themselves.
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Table of contents
- Gypsies and Travellers
- Contents
- List of figures
- Foreword by Lord Avebury
- Acknowledgements
- Notes on contributors
- Part One: Context, issues and policy responses
- 1. Setting the context: Gypsies and Travellers in British society
- 2. Accommodation needs and planning issues
- 3. Gypsy and Traveller health
- 4. Education, inclusion and government policy
- 5. Gypsies and Travellers and social policy: marginality and insignificance. A case study of Gypsy and Traveller children in care
- 6. Gypsies and Travellers: economic practices, social capital and embeddedness
- Part Two: Empowering Gypsies and Travellers
- 7. Justice and empowerment
- 8. Recognising Gypsy, Roma and Traveller history and culture
- 9. Research with and for Gypsies, Roma and Travellers: combining policy, practice and community in action research
- 10. ‘Stamp on the Camps’: the social construction of Gypsies and Travellers in media and political debate
- 11. EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies: insights into empowerment and inclusive policy development
- Part Three: Conclusions
- 12. Conclusion and next steps: inclusion, space and empowerment for Gypsies, Roma and Travellers?
- Index