Sarah Cemlyn
- Senior Lecturer - BA (Oxon) DSA (LSE) MA (Brun) CQSW/CASS (Bristol) PhD (Bristol)
- Centre for the Study of Poverty and Social Justice
- Tel: +44 (0)117 954 6776
- Email: Sarah.Cemlyn@bristol.ac.uk
Personal profile
Sarah’s research focuses on human rights, equality and social inclusion, most recently a data synthesis and literature review on public attitudes to human rights (Funder: Equality and Diversity Forum).
A key focus of her research is on issues affecting Gypsies and Travellers, including the impact of current policy, and community mobilisation. Previous work includes a review of inequalities across policy domains (Funder: Equality and Human Rights Commission), a UK country study of measures for Roma inclusion (Funder: LSE / European Parliament), and earlier studies of social work, community development, and accommodation.
She has researched the human rights impact of policy and political conflict for asylum seekers, and the response of social professionals, nationally, and cross-nationally, and has written on human rights and anti-oppressive practice in social work.
The role of the voluntary sector in promoting social inclusion was the topic of studies in Guernsey (Funder: Guernsey Community Foundation), and earlier work with Professor Gordon in Cornwall.
She is a qualified social worker and taught on the MSc in Social Work until 2011.
Teaching interests
Anti-oppressive, equality and human rights practice; work with minority groups.Research interests
Human rights, equality, inclusion. Gypsies, Roma, Travellers. Asylum seekers. The voluntary sector.
Research projects
Current
- Data Synthesis on Public Attitudes to Human Rights
- Literature Review on Public Attitudes to Human Rights
Completed
- The voluntary sector in Guernsey
- Review of Government Policy on Gypsies and Travellers (2011)
- Measures to support the situation of Roma EU citizens in the EU (2011)
- Somerset Gypsy Traveller accommodation assessment (2010)
- Inequalities experienced by Gypsy and Traveller communities: A review (2009)
- West of England Gypsy Traveller accommodation assessment (2007)
- ‘Myth-busting’ resources for Gypsies and Travellers in Bristol (2006)
- Accommodation needs of Gypsy-Travellers in Wales (2006)
- Provision of Services to Travellers in Hackney (2005)
- Rural proofing and best practice in neighbourhood renewal (2005)
- Poverty and Neighbourhood Renewal in West Cornwall (2002)
- The Health of Travellers in the South West Region: a review of data sources and a strategy for change (2002)