Accommodating Travelling Showpeople in England

Bibliographic Data

ID12715158
AuthorsLisa Scullion (0000-0001-5766-3241, University of Salford, corresponding author), Philip Brown (0000-0003-4310-1103, University of Salford), Pat Niner (University of Birmingham)
Year2012
Volume11
Issue2
Pages197-210
Publication date2012-01-16
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Policy and Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1474-7464 • E-ISSN: 1475-3073
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s1474746411000522
OpenAlexW1977966442
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited15

Historically, Travelling Showpeople have sought to distance themselves from the wider Gypsy and Traveller population, on the basis of their unique occupation and travelling patterns, but also based on a discourse around self sufficiency. This article explores how this distinction has been influenced by, and has influenced, policy developments relating to accommodation. It focuses on how this distinction has created a degree of exclusion in terms of accommodation needs, and how this impacts on the position of contemporary Travelling Showpeople, particularly in a time of changing travelling and employment patterns

Accommodation · Economic geography · Economics · Geography · Population · Position (finance · Sociology · Demography · Psychology · Romani and Gypsy Studies