Year
2024
Publisher
Bristol University Press
Language
English
Pages
12
ISBN
978-1-52923-187-8
Last Update
16-Dec-2025
Keywords
Sociology
The COVID-19 pandemic had a devastating effect on Gypsy, Roma and Traveller (GRT) communities across Europe. The global crisis fed on the fragility of GRT lives, exacerbating entrenched patterns of disenfranchisement while creating opportunities for new forms of marginalization to emerge. Throughout successive waves and lulls, as government directives and public attitudes changed, the vulnerability of GRT communities undoubtedly increased. GRT people were variously subjected to racial scapegoating, not just on social media but by the established media too. Measures designed to control the spread of the virus particularly harmed vulnerable families and communities heavily dependent on outdoor, manual and...
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