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ESRC Seminar Series Seminar One Conflict in space and place - accommodation and planning issues for Gypsies and Travellers Dr Jo Richardson jrichardson@dmu.ac.uk and @socialhousing 29-30 November 2012 Hugh Aston Building, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK. Discourse Framework.
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ESRC Seminar Series Seminar One Conflict in space and place - accommodation and planning issues for Gypsies and Travellers Dr Jo Richardson jrichardson@dmu.ac.uk and @socialhousing 29-30 November 2012 Hugh Aston Building, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK
Discourse Framework • Impact of discourse from planners, politicians and press • Ongoing representation of Gypsies and Travellers (BFGW and others) + flashpoint consultations = conflict • Conflict necessary (‘hot change’ Laws) to break status quo but how can Gypsy voice be heard? • Need for a mediation approach to avoid hostile large-scale public meetings.
Flashpoints: Discourse as action (Meriden) www.sundaymercury.net accessed 17th April 2011
Discussants Key facilitator: Simon Ruston Jo Richardson Professor David Laws Michael Hargreaves Julian Rendall Ryan Erfani-Ghettani