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Marginalisation, Grenfell Tower and the voice of the social-housing resident: a critical juncture in housing law and policy?
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International Journal of Law in Context . Mar2022, Vol. 18 Issue 1, p10-24. 15p. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- This paper draws on historical institutionalism to consider the impact of housing-policy responses following the Grenfell fire on the marginalisation of the social-housing resident. We consider three specific policy responses: reform focused on conditions of rented properties; the social-housing White Paper; and building regulation and building-safety reforms. We suggest that, in historical institutionalist terms, each is part of a matrix of reform in which understandings of the social-housing resident play a critical role. We argue that rather than the fire provoking a paradigm shift in the recognition that government accords to the ignored and stigmatised citizens who live in social housing, the policy initiatives to date indicate a much more limited adjustment of policy within a normal frame. We suggest that this is because housing policy is dominated by a consumerist ideology that is self-reinforcing and ignores the social, economic and political complexity of tenure. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17445523
- Volume :
- 18
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- International Journal of Law in Context
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 156153382
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1017/S1744552322000088