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This book dissects the complex social, cultural and political
factors which led the UK to take its decision to leave the EU and
examines the far-reaching consequences of that decision. Developing
the conceptual framework of securitization, Ryder innovatively uses
primary sources and a focus on rhetoric to examine the ways that
political elites engineered a politics of fear, insecurity and
Brexit nationalism before and after the Brexit vote. He situates
Brexit within a wider shift in international political ideas,
traces the resurgence in popularity of far-right politics and
explores how Britain and Europe now face a choice between further
neoliberal reform or radical democratic and social renewal.
Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND. Drawing on Roma community
voices and expert research, this book provides a powerful tool to
challenge conventional discourses and analyses on Romani identity,
poverty and exclusion. Through the transformative vehicle of a
'Social Europe', this edited collection presents new concepts and
strategies for framing social justice for Romani communities across
Europe. The vast majority of Roma experience high levels of
exclusion from the labour market and from social networks in
society. This book maps out how the implementation of a new 'Social
Europe' can offer innovative solutions to these intransigent
dilemmas. This insightful and accessible text is vital reading for
the policymaker, practitioner, academic and activist.
This book dissects the complex social, cultural and political
factors which led the UK to take its decision to leave the EU and
examines the far-reaching consequences of that decision. Developing
the conceptual framework of securitization, Ryder innovatively uses
primary sources and a focus on rhetoric to examine the ways that
political elites engineered a politics of fear, insecurity and
Brexit nationalism before and after the Brexit vote. He situates
Brexit within a wider shift in international political ideas,
traces the resurgence in popularity of far-right politics and
explores how Britain and Europe now face a choice between further
neoliberal reform or radical democratic and social renewal.
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.
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.
The eviction at Dale Farm in the UK in 2011 brought the conflicting
issues relating to Gypsy and Traveller accommodation to the
attention of the world's media. However, as the furore surrounding
the eviction has died down, the very pressing issues of
accommodation need, inequality of access to education, healthcare
and employment, and exclusion from British (and European) society
is still very much evident. This topical book examines and debates
a range of themes facing Gypsies and Travellers in British society,
including health, social policy, employment and education. It also
looks at the dilemmas faced in representing disadvantaged minority
groups in media and political discourse, theories on power, control
and justice and the impact of European initiatives on inclusion.
Gypsies and Travellers: Empowerment and inclusion in British
society will be of interest to students, academics, policy makers,
practitioners, those working in the media, police, education and
health services, and of course to Gypsies and Travellers
themselves.
This book looks at experience in government restructuring and
devolution from a variety of national and international
perspectives, both within the European Union and elsewhere,
focusing on lessons learned and ways forward.Since the 1980s, there
has been a global trend to give more power to local governments.
Even in Korea and the United Kingdom, the most centralised
countries in the OECD, local government powers have increased, with
substantial economic benefits. Within the European Union, the
principle of subsidiarity has enshrined the idea of devolution. New
member states, particularly in central and eastern Europe, have
significantly created new and self-sufficient local and regional
governments. However, this process has been complicated. Devolution
is not a panacea in its own right, and need not lead to economic
growth. While it can encourage savings through collaboration, it
can also lead to confused lines of authority and can complicate
policy formation and implantation. Devolution can strain local
budgets, forcing local governments to rely on their own sources of
finance, rather than central government transfers. Suburbanisation,
rural depopulation, the growth of some regions, and the decline of
others have raised new problems, particularly related to
inter-governmental cooperation among local governments and
different levels of government. In many cases, an increased number
of governments has increased administrative costs.
The Challenge to Academic Freedom in Hungary: A Case Study in
Culture War, Authoritarianism and Resistance presents a case study
as to how an authoritarian regime like the one in Hungary seeks to
tame academic freedom. Andrew Ryder probes the reasons for
ideological conflict within the academy through concepts like
'culture war' and authoritarian populism. He explores how the Orban
administration has introduced a series of reforms leading to
limitations being placed on the Hungarian Academy of Sciences,
Gender Studies no longer being recognized by the State, the
relocation of the Central European University because of government
pressure and new reforms that ostensibly appear to give
universities autonomy but critics assert are in fact changes that
will lead to cronyism and pro-government interference in academic
freedom.
The eviction at Dale Farm in the UK in 2011 brought the conflicting
issues relating to Gypsy and Traveller accommodation to the
attention of the world's media. However, as the furore surrounding
the eviction has died down, the very pressing issues of
accommodation need, inequality of access to education, healthcare
and employment, and exclusion from British (and European) society
is still very much evident. This topical book examines and debates
a range of themes facing Gypsies and Travellers in British society,
including health, social policy, employment and education. It also
looks at the dilemmas faced in representing disadvantaged minority
groups in media and political discourse, theories on power, control
and justice and the impact of European initiatives on inclusion.
Gypsies and Travellers: Empowerment and inclusion in British
society will be of interest to students, academics, policy makers,
practitioners, those working in the media, police, education and
health services, and of course to Gypsies and Travellers
themselves.
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