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Accommodating Travelling Showpeople in England

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 January 2012

Lisa Scullion ,
Philip Brown  and
Pat Niner
Lisa Scullion
Affiliation:
Salford Housing and Urban Studies Unit, University of Salford E-Mail: l.scullion@salford.ac.uk
Philip Brown
Affiliation:
Salford Housing and Urban Studies Unit, University of Salford E-mail: p.brown@salford.ac.uk
Pat Niner
Affiliation:
Centre for Urban and Regional Studies, University of Birmingham E-mail: P.M.Niner@bham.ac.uk
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Abstract

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.

Keywords

Travelling ShowpeopleGypsies and Travellersaccommodation needsexclusion
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Social Policy and Society , Volume 11 , Issue 2 , April 2012 , pp. 197 - 210
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2012

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