Margaret Greenfields
Biographic Data
| ID | 138161 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Margaret Greenfields |
| GIVEN NAMES | Margaret |
| FAMILY NAME | Greenfields |
| SIGNATURE | GREENFIELDS M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Buckinghamshire New University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3587-6937 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 46 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 18 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1952 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
‘I've Never Seen That Money’: Retirement Insecurities and State‐Pension Access for Older Low‐Paid EU ‐Migrants in Post‐Brexit UK
Using qualitative data with older (50+) EU‐migrants and NGO representatives, this study investigates the drivers of old‐age poverty and retirement insecurity for low‐income EU‐migrants. Our findings indicate that the nature of work that many are/were engaged in and education, along with timing and age of arrival to the UK, influenced poverty risk, placing older and more recent migrants at a disadvantage. These risks were exacerbated by poor aware…
Deserving, Desirable and Undesirable Migrants: How Routes of Entry Affect Access to Housing Support and Impact Wellbeing
This paper discusses emerging findings from a large-scale, ongoing UKRI-funded study (2024–2027) undertaken in twelve diverse areas of England. While the main project focuses on reducing health inequalities for refugees, asylum seekers and migrant populations, this interim paper focuses on emerging evidence related to the question of how perceptions of deservingness and route of entry link to access to housing and support services available to th…
Exploring Healthy Ageing in Place for Roma Communities: Insights from Knowledge Café Workshops in the UK
Healthy ageing is increasingly understood as a process shaped by intersecting structural, social and environmental conditions. Yet dominant frameworks often fail to account for how marginalisation and place-based exclusion are lived and navigated by structurally excluded groups. This is especially true for older Roma communities, who remain significantly overlooked in both research and policy on ageing. Drawing on qualitative data from Knowledge …
Iatrogenic injustice: An institutional ethnography of Fitness to Practise hearings
The public has an important role to play in the regulation of health and social care, including raising concerns about harms caused by health and social care professionals to improve the safety and quality of services. There is little evidence about the experiences of members of the public who engage in regulatory processes and raise concerns with regulators. We conducted an institutional ethnography of the experiences of public witnesses (patien…
Navigating the labyrinth: Exploring the experiences of Roma families with child protection services
This article presents findings regarding the experiences of Roma families interacting with child protection services. Using a mixed-methods approach grounded in critical realism, the research team explored the complex dynamics that shape these interactions. The study adopts a critical stance on child welfare, moving beyond dominant individualistic and risk-averse narratives to emphasise the need for contextualising child protection within a broad…
Nothing New Under the Sun”: Romany Gypsies, Travellers and their entwined historical relationships with working-class London communities
This paper presents a historical review of policy enactments and urban development which have impacted accommodation options available to British Romany Gypsies and Travellers over the past four hundred years. A combination of policy review; analysis of primary historical documents (local authority reports on ‘Gypsy encampments’ in their areas; Governmental debates; newspaper reports) and secondary data sources (published memoirs and general hist…
Roma populations and health inequalities: A New Perspective
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the emergence of “Roma health and wellbeing” as a focus of attention in European research and in policy and the possible detrimental consequences of action founded on a generic representation of “Roma health.” Design/methodology/approach Based on discussions with and research conducted by scholars who work directly with Roma communities across European regions from a wide range of academic disciplin…
Hidden losses and ‘forgotten’ suffering: The bereavement experiences of British Romany Gypsies and Travellers
There are an estimated 300,000 Romany Gypsies and Travellers resident in Britain. Policy enactments and a decline in stopping places have impacted these ethnic minorities’ cultural tradition of nomadism, leading to significant socioeconomic challenges and rapid cultural change in recent decades. Additionally, Gypsies and Travellers face significant health inequalities, including a reduced life expectancy of between 10–12 years compared to ‘mainst…
Colonial refractions: The ‘Gypsy camp’ as a spatio-racial political technology
Camps for civilians first appeared in the colonies. Largely drawing on the literature on colonialism and race, this article conceptualizes the ‘Gypsy camp' in Western European cities as a spatio-racial political technology. We first discuss the shift, starting with decolonization, from colonial to metropolitan technologies of the governance of social heterogeneity. We then relate this broad historical framing to the ideas and ideologies that sinc…
United Kingdom welfare benefit reforms in 2013–2014: Roma between the pillory, the precipice and the slippery slope
The 2013–2014 welfare benefits reform, which continues to undergo post-2015 election changes today, has introduced a dramatic reduction of welfare rights for European Union (EU) citizens. A particularly vulnerable and often discriminated group of these migrants are the Roma, who today come to the UK as economic migrants. This article presents preliminary findings from an on-going research study that investigates the impact these changes had on UK…
Gypsies and Travellers in modern rural England
If asked in a survey to articulate the characteristics of a ‘typical’ English rural resident (if such there can be claimed to be), it is highly likely that the majority of respondents would paint a picture of a relatively unchanging, predominantly mono-cultural society where farmers and young families co-mingle with a number of middle-class incomers who seek refuge in a rural idyll from the challenges of urban life, and a smattering of ageing ecc…
Housed Gypsies and Travellers in the UK: Work, Exclusion and Adaptation
Gypsies and Travellers 1 are one of the most excluded black and minority ethnic (BME) communities in the UK across numerous domains. Despite the increased policy focus on levels of unemployment and economic inactivity among BME groups in recent years, little attention has been paid to the economic position of Gypsies and Travellers, not least because there is a lack of systematic data on the employment status and working patterns of these communi…
Housed Gypsy Travellers, Social Segregation and the Reconstruction of Communities
This paper explores the ‘accommodation careers’ and social adaptations of Gypsies and Travellers living in ‘bricks and mortar’ accommodation and the implications of this trend for current concerns pertaining to social segregation and ‘parallel communities’. The paper discusses the ‘constrained choices’ regarding accommodation that Gypsies and Travellers face, before considering the structure of social relations in their respective localities. The…
Gypsies, Travellers, and British Land Conflicts
Considered a bastion of freedom from oppression, Britain has also been viewed as a nation that respects minority ethnic communities. Yet although census findings regularly support London's claim to
Accommodation Needs of Gypsies/Travellers: New Approaches to Policy in England
Since 2003 central government has undertaken a review of law and policy pertaining to Gypsies and Travellers, resulting in a new statutory requirement (Housing Act 2004) and policy guidance (Circular 1/2006) for local authorities undertaking Gypsy Traveller Needs Assessments (GTAAs). This article first places Gypsy Traveller law and policy within a wider context of social theory, drawing upon the work of Foucault, Cohen, Deleuze and Simmel to exp…
Assessing Gypsies and Travellers needs: Partnership working and 'The Cambridge Project
This article discusses the Cambridgeshire and Sub-Regional Area Gypsy and Traveller Needs Assessment, a research project funded by a consortium of local authorities; primary care trusts and education services, and initiated in response to UK Government legislation which required that Gypsies’ and Travellers’ accommodation needs should be assessed to explore the extent of their need for caravan sites and ‘conventional’ housing. In this paper we ou…
Part-Time Fostering: Recruiting and Supporting Carers for Short-Break Schemes
Although most local authorities provide or commission home-based short-break services to support families with a disabled child, such schemes have been much slower to develop as a form of support for families where children are in need for reasons other than disability. June Statham and Margaret Greenfields draw on a study of barriers to the development of ‘support care’ schemes in England, focusing in particular on the motivation and experiences…
Administration of Old Age Security in California
Colonial refractions: The ‘Gypsy camp’ as a spatio-racial political technology
Camps for civilians first appeared in the colonies. Largely drawing on the literature on colonialism and race, this article conceptualizes the ‘Gypsy camp' in Western European cities as a spatio-racial political technology. We first discuss the shift, starting with decolonization, from colonial to metropolitan technologies of the governance of social heterogeneity. We then relate this broad historical framing to the ideas and ideologies that sinc…
Housed Gypsy Travellers, Social Segregation and the Reconstruction of Communities
This paper explores the ‘accommodation careers’ and social adaptations of Gypsies and Travellers living in ‘bricks and mortar’ accommodation and the implications of this trend for current concerns pertaining to social segregation and ‘parallel communities’. The paper discusses the ‘constrained choices’ regarding accommodation that Gypsies and Travellers face, before considering the structure of social relations in their respective localities. The…
Roma populations and health inequalities: A New Perspective
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the emergence of “Roma health and wellbeing” as a focus of attention in European research and in policy and the possible detrimental consequences of action founded on a generic representation of “Roma health.” Design/methodology/approach Based on discussions with and research conducted by scholars who work directly with Roma communities across European regions from a wide range of academic disciplin…
United Kingdom welfare benefit reforms in 2013–2014: Roma between the pillory, the precipice and the slippery slope
The 2013–2014 welfare benefits reform, which continues to undergo post-2015 election changes today, has introduced a dramatic reduction of welfare rights for European Union (EU) citizens. A particularly vulnerable and often discriminated group of these migrants are the Roma, who today come to the UK as economic migrants. This article presents preliminary findings from an on-going research study that investigates the impact these changes had on UK…
Housed Gypsies and Travellers in the UK: Work, Exclusion and Adaptation
Gypsies and Travellers 1 are one of the most excluded black and minority ethnic (BME) communities in the UK across numerous domains. Despite the increased policy focus on levels of unemployment and economic inactivity among BME groups in recent years, little attention has been paid to the economic position of Gypsies and Travellers, not least because there is a lack of systematic data on the employment status and working patterns of these communi…
Accommodation Needs of Gypsies/Travellers: New Approaches to Policy in England
Since 2003 central government has undertaken a review of law and policy pertaining to Gypsies and Travellers, resulting in a new statutory requirement (Housing Act 2004) and policy guidance (Circular 1/2006) for local authorities undertaking Gypsy Traveller Needs Assessments (GTAAs). This article first places Gypsy Traveller law and policy within a wider context of social theory, drawing upon the work of Foucault, Cohen, Deleuze and Simmel to exp…
Assessing Gypsies and Travellers needs: Partnership working and 'The Cambridge Project
This article discusses the Cambridgeshire and Sub-Regional Area Gypsy and Traveller Needs Assessment, a research project funded by a consortium of local authorities; primary care trusts and education services, and initiated in response to UK Government legislation which required that Gypsies’ and Travellers’ accommodation needs should be assessed to explore the extent of their need for caravan sites and ‘conventional’ housing. In this paper we ou…
Navigating the labyrinth: Exploring the experiences of Roma families with child protection services
This article presents findings regarding the experiences of Roma families interacting with child protection services. Using a mixed-methods approach grounded in critical realism, the research team explored the complex dynamics that shape these interactions. The study adopts a critical stance on child welfare, moving beyond dominant individualistic and risk-averse narratives to emphasise the need for contextualising child protection within a broad…
Administration of Old Age Security in California
Part-Time Fostering: Recruiting and Supporting Carers for Short-Break Schemes
Although most local authorities provide or commission home-based short-break services to support families with a disabled child, such schemes have been much slower to develop as a form of support for families where children are in need for reasons other than disability. June Statham and Margaret Greenfields draw on a study of barriers to the development of ‘support care’ schemes in England, focusing in particular on the motivation and experiences…
Assessing Gypsies and Travellers needs: Partnership working and 'The Cambridge Project
This article discusses the Cambridgeshire and Sub-Regional Area Gypsy and Traveller Needs Assessment, a research project funded by a consortium of local authorities; primary care trusts and education services, and initiated in response to UK Government legislation which required that Gypsies’ and Travellers’ accommodation needs should be assessed to explore the extent of their need for caravan sites and ‘conventional’ housing. In this paper we ou…
Accommodation Needs of Gypsies/Travellers: New Approaches to Policy in England
Since 2003 central government has undertaken a review of law and policy pertaining to Gypsies and Travellers, resulting in a new statutory requirement (Housing Act 2004) and policy guidance (Circular 1/2006) for local authorities undertaking Gypsy Traveller Needs Assessments (GTAAs). This article first places Gypsy Traveller law and policy within a wider context of social theory, drawing upon the work of Foucault, Cohen, Deleuze and Simmel to exp…
Gypsies, Travellers, and British Land Conflicts
Considered a bastion of freedom from oppression, Britain has also been viewed as a nation that respects minority ethnic communities. Yet although census findings regularly support London's claim to
Housed Gypsy Travellers, Social Segregation and the Reconstruction of Communities
This paper explores the ‘accommodation careers’ and social adaptations of Gypsies and Travellers living in ‘bricks and mortar’ accommodation and the implications of this trend for current concerns pertaining to social segregation and ‘parallel communities’. The paper discusses the ‘constrained choices’ regarding accommodation that Gypsies and Travellers face, before considering the structure of social relations in their respective localities. The…
Housed Gypsies and Travellers in the UK: Work, Exclusion and Adaptation
Gypsies and Travellers 1 are one of the most excluded black and minority ethnic (BME) communities in the UK across numerous domains. Despite the increased policy focus on levels of unemployment and economic inactivity among BME groups in recent years, little attention has been paid to the economic position of Gypsies and Travellers, not least because there is a lack of systematic data on the employment status and working patterns of these communi…
Gypsies and Travellers in modern rural England
If asked in a survey to articulate the characteristics of a ‘typical’ English rural resident (if such there can be claimed to be), it is highly likely that the majority of respondents would paint a picture of a relatively unchanging, predominantly mono-cultural society where farmers and young families co-mingle with a number of middle-class incomers who seek refuge in a rural idyll from the challenges of urban life, and a smattering of ageing ecc…
Colonial refractions: The ‘Gypsy camp’ as a spatio-racial political technology
Camps for civilians first appeared in the colonies. Largely drawing on the literature on colonialism and race, this article conceptualizes the ‘Gypsy camp' in Western European cities as a spatio-racial political technology. We first discuss the shift, starting with decolonization, from colonial to metropolitan technologies of the governance of social heterogeneity. We then relate this broad historical framing to the ideas and ideologies that sinc…
United Kingdom welfare benefit reforms in 2013–2014: Roma between the pillory, the precipice and the slippery slope
The 2013–2014 welfare benefits reform, which continues to undergo post-2015 election changes today, has introduced a dramatic reduction of welfare rights for European Union (EU) citizens. A particularly vulnerable and often discriminated group of these migrants are the Roma, who today come to the UK as economic migrants. This article presents preliminary findings from an on-going research study that investigates the impact these changes had on UK…
Hidden losses and ‘forgotten’ suffering: The bereavement experiences of British Romany Gypsies and Travellers
There are an estimated 300,000 Romany Gypsies and Travellers resident in Britain. Policy enactments and a decline in stopping places have impacted these ethnic minorities’ cultural tradition of nomadism, leading to significant socioeconomic challenges and rapid cultural change in recent decades. Additionally, Gypsies and Travellers face significant health inequalities, including a reduced life expectancy of between 10–12 years compared to ‘mainst…
Nothing New Under the Sun”: Romany Gypsies, Travellers and their entwined historical relationships with working-class London communities
This paper presents a historical review of policy enactments and urban development which have impacted accommodation options available to British Romany Gypsies and Travellers over the past four hundred years. A combination of policy review; analysis of primary historical documents (local authority reports on ‘Gypsy encampments’ in their areas; Governmental debates; newspaper reports) and secondary data sources (published memoirs and general hist…
Roma populations and health inequalities: A New Perspective
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the emergence of “Roma health and wellbeing” as a focus of attention in European research and in policy and the possible detrimental consequences of action founded on a generic representation of “Roma health.” Design/methodology/approach Based on discussions with and research conducted by scholars who work directly with Roma communities across European regions from a wide range of academic disciplin…
Navigating the labyrinth: Exploring the experiences of Roma families with child protection services
This article presents findings regarding the experiences of Roma families interacting with child protection services. Using a mixed-methods approach grounded in critical realism, the research team explored the complex dynamics that shape these interactions. The study adopts a critical stance on child welfare, moving beyond dominant individualistic and risk-averse narratives to emphasise the need for contextualising child protection within a broad…
Iatrogenic injustice: An institutional ethnography of Fitness to Practise hearings
The public has an important role to play in the regulation of health and social care, including raising concerns about harms caused by health and social care professionals to improve the safety and quality of services. There is little evidence about the experiences of members of the public who engage in regulatory processes and raise concerns with regulators. We conducted an institutional ethnography of the experiences of public witnesses (patien…
‘I've Never Seen That Money’: Retirement Insecurities and State‐Pension Access for Older Low‐Paid EU ‐Migrants in Post‐Brexit UK
Using qualitative data with older (50+) EU‐migrants and NGO representatives, this study investigates the drivers of old‐age poverty and retirement insecurity for low‐income EU‐migrants. Our findings indicate that the nature of work that many are/were engaged in and education, along with timing and age of arrival to the UK, influenced poverty risk, placing older and more recent migrants at a disadvantage. These risks were exacerbated by poor aware…
Deserving, Desirable and Undesirable Migrants: How Routes of Entry Affect Access to Housing Support and Impact Wellbeing
This paper discusses emerging findings from a large-scale, ongoing UKRI-funded study (2024–2027) undertaken in twelve diverse areas of England. While the main project focuses on reducing health inequalities for refugees, asylum seekers and migrant populations, this interim paper focuses on emerging evidence related to the question of how perceptions of deservingness and route of entry link to access to housing and support services available to th…
Exploring Healthy Ageing in Place for Roma Communities: Insights from Knowledge Café Workshops in the UK
Healthy ageing is increasingly understood as a process shaped by intersecting structural, social and environmental conditions. Yet dominant frameworks often fail to account for how marginalisation and place-based exclusion are lived and navigated by structurally excluded groups. This is especially true for older Roma communities, who remain significantly overlooked in both research and policy on ageing. Drawing on qualitative data from Knowledge …
Romani and Gypsy Studies (13 works) · Political science (12 works) · Sociology (11 works) · Law (8 works) · Law (7 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Geography (5 works) · History (5 works) · Accommodation (3 works) · Demography (3 works)