HOUSING IN HARD TIMES: CLASS, POVERTY AND SOCIAL EXCLUSION

     

Housing Studies Association
Annual Conference, 13-15 April 2011

The economic downturn and its consequences have resulted in hard times for UK housing, as the crisis has moved through the housing market into the wider social policy arena. This conference provides an opportunity to reflect on research and policy analysis concerning the wider implications of economic change, with a specific focus on concepts of class, poverty and social exclusion. The event will interrogate the impact of economic shifts on the most vulnerable members of society, whatever their housing tenure. Plenary speakers from the housing studies community and beyond will offer different perspectives on the conference theme.

PLENARY SPEAKERS

Confirmed speakers include:

• Professor Ian Cole, Sheffield Hallam University
• Professor Chris Hamnett, King’s College London
• Andy Milne, Chief Executive, SURF, Scotland's Independent Regeneration Network
• Dr Gerry Mooney, Open University
• Dr Kirsteen Paton, University of Glasgow
• Dr Jackie Smith, Head of Research, Shelter

DATE

The conference will begin with lunch on Wednesday 13th April and end at 2pm on Friday 15th April.

Accommodation (bed and breakfast) is available on the night of Tuesday 12 th April for an additional charge.

VENUE

University of York, Alcuin College & Alcuin Research Resource Centre.

EARLY CAREER HOUSING SCHOLARS' STREAM

We very much welcome the attendance of PhD students and other researchers in the early stages of their careers at our conferences. The Early Career Housing Scholars stream provides an opportunity to present papers in a supportive environment within the Conference. Thanks to generous support of the The Housing Studies Charitable Trust, together with funds from HSA the early careers scholars presenting at the conference have been offered subsidised places. Application for these places is now closed.

CONFERENCE THEMES

The conference theme may be explored in the context of a number of housing-related areas, such as:
•    Home ownership
•    Housing market analysis
•    Homelessness
•    Regeneration
•    Community participation
•    The funding of social housing
•    The private rented sector
•    Gentrification
•    Housing with support
•    The allocation and management of social housing
•    Sustainable housing
•    Housing and planning
•    Housing governance
•    Housing and UK devolution

PAPERS

The call for papers is now closed. Correspondence about mainstream papers should be directed to to j.muir@qub.ac.uk (Jenny Muir) and km410@st-andrews.ac.uk (Kim McKee) and for the Early Career stream to r.dobson@leeds.ac.uk (Rachael Dobson) and Tom.Moore@student.shu.ac.uk (Tom Moore).