Homelessness in affluent societies : linking theory and praxis / edited by J. Timo Weishaupt (professor of sociology), Jan Weckwerth (postdoctoral researcher, Institute of Sociology, University of Goettingen) and Christian Hinrichs (lecturer, Hannover University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Germany).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Weishaupt, J. Timo, editor.

Weckwerth, Jan, editor.

Hinrichs, Christian, editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Homelessness--Developed countries.

Homelessness.

Welfare state--Developed countries.

Welfare state.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 pages)

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2026.

Summary:

"This incisive book examines the rise of homelessness in affluent societies and assesses the policies attempting to solve this crisis. Presenting rich empirical case studies from Europe and the Americas with cutting-edge policy examples, it illustrates how local policymakers and third sector organizations try and, in numerous instances, fail to prevent and overcome homelessness and what could be done differently. Using a novel theoretical framework contributing authors analyse individual, spatial-structural and institutional contexts of homelessness. They evaluate how homelessness emerges, such as the failure to protect women and migrants, and how it can be combatted, including through social work and shelters. The book advances existing scholarship on homelessness and highlights practical examples of action that can be applied to reduce the crisis in the future. Homelessness in Affluent Societies is a crucial resource for scholars and students of sociology, politics, social and public policy and urban geography. Policymakers, social workers and policy advocates seeking a deeper understanding of this urgent social challenge will also benefit from the insights in this book"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: 1. Introduction: Theorizing homelessness in affluent societies / J. Timo Weishaupt, Jan Weckwerth and Christian Hinrichs

2. Vulnerable women, precarious safety nets: Unpacking when and why the welfare state fails to protect women from and during homelessness / J. Timo Weishaupt

3. Navigating institutional logics and mediums of social control: The embodied visibility of women experiencing multiple exclusion homelessness in public spaces / Heather Williams

4. Variegated strategies to cope with homelessness and precarious housing in Santiago de Chile: The relevance of gender in housing pathways and political participation / Mauricio Lara Mart�inez

5. Crossing borders, losing ground: Exploring the links between homelessness and migration in contemporary Europe / Christian Hinrichs

6. Shelter from the storm: Exploring the role of third-sector organizations in addressing migrant homelessness in Italy / Senyo Dotsey

7. Theorizing the links between precarious housing and homelessness: Effects of territorial stigmatization and microspatial polarization / Jan Weckwerth

8. Lack of housing or 'dwelling paradox'? Housing, social norms, and commodification of services as sites of unhoused persons' struggle for infrastructure access / Andrea Protschky

9. Voices from the margins: Participatory research in homelessness studies / Jochen Sawilla

10. Exploring homeless people's identification with the city through visual and discursive narratives / Veronica Polin

11. In the streets of the bronx: Can unsheltered homelessness be reduced in nyc's poorest borough? / Noel Concepci�n, Juan P. Rivera and Allyce Morrissey

12. Doing housing first: Perspectives and experiences of social workers and new tenants from pilot projects in northern bavaria (germany) / Anna Xymena Tissot, Frank Sowa and Nora Sellner

13. Evaluating trials on basic income and homelessness using the polanyian capabilitarian framework / Verena L�ffler

14. Conclusions: Understanding homelessness in affluent societies / J. Timo Weishaupt, Jan Weckwerth and Christian Hinrichs.

Notes:

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781035357277 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

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