Hearing the Voices of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Communities: Inclusive Community Development Contributor(s): Ryder, Andrew (Editor), Cemlyn, Sarah (Editor), Acton, Thomas (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1447313569 ISBN-13: 9781447313564 Publisher: Policy Press OUR PRICE: $132.95 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2014 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Social Work - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General |
Dewey: 305.89 |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.6" W x 9.5" (1.25 lbs) 224 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Cemlyn, Sarah: - Sarah Cemlyn is a fellow at Bristol University.Acton, Thomas: - Thomas Acton holds honorary chairs at Greenwich and Corvinus, Budapest, and is senior research fellow at Bucks New University.Ryder, Andrew: - Andrew Ryder is a fellow at Bristol University, associate fellow at the Third Sector Research Centre, and a visiting professor at Corvinus University of Budapest. |