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Gypsies and Travellers: Empowerment and Inclusion in British Society
Author(s): Joanna Richardson (Author), Andrew Ryder (Author)
- Publisher: Policy Press
- Publication Date: 12 Sept. 2012
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 224 pages
- ISBN-10: 1847428959
- ISBN-13: 9781847428950
Book Description
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.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“This is a timely collection on a topic of important political and policy concern in Britain, which has in practice received little coverage in academic analysis.”
Pete Alcock, Professor of Social Policy and Administration, University of Birmingham
About the Author
Joanna Richardson is Principal Lecturer in housing at De Montfort University, Leicester. Her previous books include The Gypsy debate (2006), Providing Gypsy and Traveller sites: Contentious spaces (JRF, 2007), From recession to enewal (The Policy Press, 2010) and Housing and the customer (2010). Andrew Ryder is a Fellow at Bristol University, Associate Fellow at the Third Sector Research Centre and Visiting Professor at the Corvinus University, Budapest. He is a longstanding campaigner for Gypsy Roma Traveller communities.
