Hearing the Voice of the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Communities : Inclusive community development / edited by Andrew Ryder, Sarah Cemlyn and Thomas Acton.

Format:

• Book

Contributor:

• Ryder, Andrew.
• Cemlyn, Sarah.
• Acton, T. A. (Thomas Alan)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Romanies--Great Britain--Social conditions.
• Romanies.
• Social conditions.
• Great Britain.

Physical Description:

xx, 258 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Bristol : Policy Press, 2014.

Summary:

Over the past decade, interest in Gypsies, Roma and Travellers (GRT) has risen up the political and media agendas, but they remain relatively unknown. This topical book is the first to chart the history and contemporary developments in GRT community activism, and the community and voluntary organisations and coalitions which support it. Underpinned by radical community development and equality theories, it describes the communities' struggle for rights against a backdrop of intense intersectional discrimination across Europe, and critiques the ambivalent role of community development in fostering these campaigns. Much of it co-written by community activists, it is a vehicle for otherwise marginalised voices, and an essential resource and inspiration for practitioners, lecturers, researchers and members of GRT communities. Book jacket.

Contents:

• 1 Introduction / Thomas Acton Acton, Thomas, Sarah Cemlyn Cemlyn, Sarah, Andrew Ryder Ryder, Andrew 1
• 2 Pedagogies of hope: the Gypsy Council and the National Gypsy Education Council / Thomas Acton Acton, Thomas, Peter Mercer Mercer, Peter, John Day Day, John, Andrew Ryder Ryder, Andrew 29
• 3 'Ministers like it that way': developing education services for Gypsies and Travellers / Arthur Watts Watts, Arthur, John Day Day, John 49
• 4 Charles Smith: the fashioning of an activist / Thomas Acton Acton, Thomas, Andrew Ryder Ryder, Andrew 67
• 5 Friends, Families and Travellers: organising to resist extreme moral panics / Neil Ansell Ansell, Neil, Rob Torkington Torkington, Rob 83
• 6 Building bridges, shifting sands: changing community development strategies in the Gypsy and Traveller voluntary sector since the 1990s / Angus McCabe McCabe, Angus, Yvonne MacNamara MacNamara, Yvonne, Sarah Mann Mann, Sarah 99
• 7 The Gypsy and Traveller Law Reform Coalition / Andrew Ryder Ryder, Andrew, Sarah Cemlyn Cemlyn, Sarah 119
• 8 Below the radar: Gypsy and Traveller self-help communities and the role of the Travellers Aid Trust / Susan Alexander Alexander, Susan, Margaret Greenfields Greenfields, Margaret 137
• 9 Gender and community activism: the role of women in the work of the National Federation of Gypsy Liaison Groups / Sarah Cemlyn Cemlyn, Sarah, Maggie Smith-Bendell Smith-Bendell, Maggie, Siobhan Spencer Spencer, Siobhan, Sally Woodbury Woodbury, Sally 115
• 10 The Roma in Europe: the debate over the possibilities for empowerment to seek social justice / Thomas Acton Acton, Thomas, lulius Rostas Rostas, lulius, Andrew Ryder Ryder, Andrew 177
• 11 Roma communities in the UK: 'opening doors', taking new directions / Sylvia Ingmire Ingmire, Sylvia, Natalie Stables Stables, Natalie 197
• 12 Conclusion: in search of empowerment / Thomas Acton Acton, Thomas, Sarah Cemlyn Cemlyn, Sarah, Andrew Ryder Ryder, Andrew 217.

ISBN:

• 1447313569
• 9781447313564

OCLC:

892963300