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Investigating the new landscapes of welfare: housing policy, politics and the emerging research agenda
As debates about housing form an increasingly important arena of political controversy, much has been written about the new fissures that have appeared as governments not only struggle to reduce public expenditure deficits but also attempt to address problems such as affordability and homelessness. It is widely anticipated that new conflicts will be played out in the private rental market as access to homeownership becomes unrealistic and the supply of social housing diminishes. However, what other tensions might surface; that hitherto have not been subject to the critical gaze of housing research? In this paper, we provide some thoughts on the nascent policy issues as well as the ideological schisms that are likely to develop in coming years, offering suggestions as to how the focus of housing policy research might be reoriented towards a “politics” framework to capture and better understand the conflicts that are likely to arise.
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Publication title
Housing, Theory and SocietyVolume
31Pagination
213-227ISSN
1403-6096Department/School
School of Social SciencesPublisher
Taylor & Francis ScandinaviaPlace of publication
SwedenRights statement
Copyright 2013 IBF, The Institute for Housing and Urban ResearchRepository Status
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