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Transcript of Volker Busch-Geertsema
The European Observatory on Homelessness
2011
Work Programme
Available at www.feantsaresearch.org : Homelessness Research in EuropeFestschrift for Bill Edgar and Joe Doherty
Preface (by Dennis P. Culhane and Thomas Byrne)
Editorial Volker Busch-Geertsema: Defining and Measuring
Homelessness Isobel Anderson: Services for Homeless People in
Europe: Supporting Pathways out of Homelessness? Eoin O’Sullivan: Welfare States and Homelessnes Nóra Teller: Housing and Homelessness Suzanne Fitzpatrick and Beth Watts: ‘The Right to
Housing’ for Homeless People
Homelessness Research in EuropeFestschrift for Bill Edgar and Joe Doherty
Lars Benjaminsen and Evelyn Dyb: Homelessness Strategies and Innovations
Nicholas Pleace: Immigration and Homelessness Isabel Baptista: Women and Homelessness Deborah Quilgars: Youth homelessness André Gachet: A Service Providers’s Perspective on
Research on Homelessness Antonio Tosi: Coping with Diversity. Reflections on
Homelessness in Research in Europe
Future of the Observatory 2011 onwards
After having published one issue per year 2007-2010 we now move to 2 annual editions of the Journal (but smaller volumes) Themed edition in June/July following conference theme of
year before Open edition in December (mainly on recent research, debates
etc., new section on “ongoing research”)
Tasks of the “Bonsai Observatory” (7 left from 25): Production of the two editions of the journal Research Conference Proposals for comparative research (for external funding) Some targeted research on specific themes
Schedule of Research Conferences and Themed Journals
2011 – Vol. 5 (1) Understanding Homelessness and Housing Exclusion in the New European Context.
2011 Conf, 2012 – Vol. 6 (1) Migration, Demographic Change and Homelessness.
2012 Conf, 2013 – Vol. 7 (1) The Role of Social Housing in Preventing and Addressing Homelessness.
2013 Conf, 2014 – Vol. 8 (1) Delivering Quality Services.
Research Conference Will take place in Pisa, 16 September 2011 Cooperation with WELPHASE (ENHR) continues Hosts: fio.PSD and the Faculty of Political Science of
the University of Pisa Theme: Homelessness, Migration and Demographic
Change in Europe Key note speakers Prof. Saskia Sassen (confirmed and announced in call) Maurizio Ferrera (we agreed on him, but tbc by him)
Call is out, abstracts to be sent by end of March, decisions on program at EOH meeting in Pisa 15 April
Targeted Research – Questionnaire Approach
Theme: Social Housing Allocation and Homelessness Exploring access to social housing for people who are currently or
potentially homeless i.e. within, or at risk of being, within the ‘roofless’ and ‘houseless’ groups identified by ETHOS.
The research will only be concerned with ‘general needs’ social housing, i.e. housing that is designed as accommodation rather than as an purpose-built environment in which support services are delivered. It will not explore access to purpose built accom-modation based supported housing services, such as staircase model services, emergency accommodation or homeless hostels.
Targeted Research – Questionnaire Approach
Research Questions: How can access to social housing help tackle homelessness
and potential homelessness? What factors facilitate access to social housing for homeless
and potentially homeless people? What factors inhibit access to social housing for homeless
and potentially homeless people? How can access to social housing for homeless and
potentially homeless people be enhanced?
Targeted Research – Questionnaire Approach
Methodology Relatively small scale project relying primarily on a
questionnaire based survey of expert respondents in 13 selected member states.
National experts will be asked to provide a overview of social housing and homelessness in their societies, but the research will also make quite extensive use of vignettes.
Each vignette will present the expert respondents with an example of a household in a situation of current or potential homelessness and ask them to describe and comment upon the social housing options that are potentially available to that household.
Targeted Research – Questionnaire Approach
Focus on 13 member states Belgium Poland Czech Republic Portugal Finland Romania France Sweden Germany Spain Ireland UK Netherlands
Targeted Research – Questionnaire Approach
Timetable Draft questionnaire to be circulated by end of March 2011 Finalisation of questionnaire by end of April 2011 Questionnaire circulated to expert respondents beginning of
May 2011 Questionnaires returned by 10th June 2011 Draft report to be circulated by end of August 2011
Research Agenda (mainly with external funding)
Task: Develop Research Agenda for five to ten years and do comparative research on important themes Use 20 years book and input from FEANTSA members as basis Intensify use of external research funding for targeted primary research
(e.g. on destitute migrants, risk studies, cost comparisons etc.) with differing external partners
Collection of themes has been compiled. Prioritisation next step. Research themes from European Consensus Conference Jury
Recommendations will be extracted. Project on destitute migrants will soon be put out to tender under
the PROGRESS programme of the EC.
European Journal of Homelessness Vol. 5. 2011
European Journal of Homelessness Vol. 5., No. 1. Special Edition on Understanding Homelessness and Housing Exclusion in the New European Context
Articles Transitional Homelessness – Homelessness in Transition in Eastern
Europe Social Safety Net, Informal Economy and Housing Poverty - Experiences
in Transitional Countries Social welfare capital of Polish rough sleepers in Brussels and Oslo Understanding the Homeless Experience Through a Narrative Approach Young Homeless People in the Czech Republic – “Terra Incognita”? Current Pictures of Homelessness in Poland. A Sociological Analysis
Research Review of Housing Policies and Homeless Programmes in Hungary
Book review Tsenkova, S, 2009: Housing Policy Reforms in Post-Socialist Europe. Lost in Transition, Springer, 262 pages
European Journal of Homelessness Vol. 5., No. 2. (open edition)
Peer Reviewed Articles (1st April closing date) Policy Review - The French Homeless Strategy Think Pieces Special Debate Section on the Consensus ConferenceRuth OwenSuzanne FitzpatrickBeth ShinnRene KnipeRolf Jordan (BAG W)Edo PaartekooperMarc Uhry (Fondation Abbe Pierre)
Book ReviewsEvelyn Dyb (Swept Up Lives?: Re-envisioning the Homeless City )Annika Remeus and Ann Jönsson (Swedish Social service board) (Housing First Manual:
The Pathways Model to End Homelessness for People with Mental Illness and Addiction )
Thank you for your attention!