Civil service employment for Travellers in the context of building on symbolic ethnic recognition

Coyle, Chris

Civil service employment for Travellers in the context of building on symbolic ethnic recognition

dc.contributor.advisor	Quinlivan, Aodh
dc.contributor.author	Coyle, Chris	en
dc.date.accessioned	2025-10-01T09:52:13Z
dc.date.available	2025-10-01T09:52:13Z
dc.date.issued	2024
dc.date.submitted	2024
dc.description.abstract	The purpose of this thesis is to explore the relationship between the Irish civil service and the Irish Traveller in the context of inclusion for Travellers, with specific regard to employment. The reason why this research area has emerged, and why it matters, is because for decades, Irish Travellers have remained on the verges. Not so much on the verges of society – because as a group who identify as having their own distinct identity and ethnicity – there is no appetite to be included in non-Traveller society. But more so, Travellers are viewed by a very significant portion of non-Travellers, as being untrustworthy. They are viewed with suspicion and they are readily discriminated against, both at an individual level and at an institutional level. The term non-Traveller is being used through this thesis instead of the more common title of ‘settled’, this is because usage of the term settled, implies that the Traveller people are ‘unsettled’. And although the nomadic lifestyle is a key component of the Traveller’s ethnic being, implying an unsettled lifestyle, is a term that Traveller’s themselves prefer to avoid. Therefore the most appropriate titles are Traveller and non-Traveller. On the part of Travellers, this research question will explore how Travellers view themselves and their role in improving their living conditions. Within this there will be discussions surrounding discrimination, physical and mental health, housing and education.	en
dc.description.status	Not peer reviewed	en
dc.description.version	Accepted Version	en
dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf	en
dc.identifier.citation	Coyle, C. 2024. Civil service employment for Travellers in the context of building on symbolic ethnic recognition. MRes Thesis, University College Cork.
dc.identifier.endpage	88
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10468/17926
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	University College Cork	en
dc.rights	© 2024, Chris Coyle.
dc.rights.uri	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subject	Civil service
dc.subject	Traveller
dc.subject	Employment
dc.subject	Ethnic
dc.subject	Ethnicity
dc.subject	Discrimination
dc.title	Civil service employment for Travellers in the context of building on symbolic ethnic recognition	en
dc.type	Masters thesis (Research)	en
dc.type.qualificationlevel	Masters	en
dc.type.qualificationname	MRes - Master of Research