the human right to adequate housing in the 27 member states of the european union––a discourse...
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A presentation given by Michael Kolocek, DE at a FEANTSA Research Conference on "Access to Housing for Homeless People in Europe", York, September 2012TRANSCRIPT
European Research ConferenceAccess to Housing for Homeless People in Europe
York, 21st September 2012
The human right to adequate housing in the 27 Member States of the European Union –
A discourse analysis
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Michael Kolocek, TU Dortmund, Germany
www.floorgroup.de
European Research ConferenceAccess to Housing for Homeless People in Europe
York, 21st September 2012
FLOOR A: Social Rights – Towards a Global Human Right to a Civic Minimum (Ulrike Davy, law, Bielefeld)
FLOOR B: Social Cash Transfers – The Global Construction and Diffusion of the Right to a Monetary Minimum (Lutz Leisering, sociology, Bielefeld)
FLOOR C: Socio-ecological Land Policy (Benjamin Davy, law, spatial planning, Dortmund)
Research project
European Research ConferenceAccess to Housing for Homeless People in Europe
York, 21st September 2012
FLOOR A: Social Rights – Towards a Global Human Right to a Civic Minimum (Ulrike Davy, law, Bielefeld)
FLOOR B: Social Cash Transfers – The Global Construction and Diffusion of the Right to a Monetary Minimum (Lutz Leisering, sociology, Bielefeld)
FLOOR C: Socio-ecological Land Policy (Benjamin Davy, law, spatial planning, Dortmund)
Research project
European Research ConferenceAccess to Housing for Homeless People in Europe
York, 21st September 2012
Land Policy
and the Global Social Floor
to Housing
PhD research
European Research ConferenceAccess to Housing for Homeless People in Europe
York, 21st September 2012
Human Right to Housing
Universal Declaration on Human Rights
(1948)
International Covenant on Civil and Political
Rights (1966)
International Covenant on Economic, Social and
Cultural Rights (1966)
European Research ConferenceAccess to Housing for Homeless People in Europe
York, 21st September 2012
Human Right to Housing
Universal Declaration on Human Rights
(1948)
International Covenant on Civil and Political
Rights (1966)
International Covenant on Economic, Social and
Cultural Rights (1966)
European Research ConferenceAccess to Housing for Homeless People in Europe
York, 21st September 2012
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
160 Member States including the 27 EU Member States Housing is part of the right to an adequate standard of
living (Article 11, ICESCR) Reporting system
Each Member State has to submit a report every five years to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
470 States Parties reports as research data for a global discourse analysis
141 States Parties reports from the 27 EU Member States
European Research ConferenceAccess to Housing for Homeless People in Europe
York, 21st September 2012
Research questions How do the 27 EU Member States respond to the right to
adequate housing in their ICESCR States Parties reports?
What are the mentioned causes of and measures to respond to homelessness?
Which players are, from the perspective of the 27 EU Member States, responsible to respond to homelessness?
What are the main differences by responding to inadequate housing of the 27 EU ICESCR Member States to Latin American and African ICESCR Member States?
European Research ConferenceAccess to Housing for Homeless People in Europe
York, 21st September 2012
Inadequate
Housing
Homelessness SPIH
Informal, illegal, irregular
Settlements
The social floor to housing
Slums
Squatters
Emergency Shelters »Inadequate
Shelter«
SPaces of Inadequate Housing
European Research ConferenceAccess to Housing for Homeless People in Europe
York, 21st September 2012
Research questions How do the 27 EU Member States respond to the right to
adequate housing in their ICESCR States Parties reports?
What are the mentioned causes of and measures to respond to homelessness?
Which players are, from the perspective of the 27 EU Member States, responsible to respond to homelessness?
What are the main differences by responding to inadequate housing of the 27 EU ICESCR Member States to Latin American and African ICESCR Member States?
European Research ConferenceAccess to Housing for Homeless People in Europe
York, 21st September 2012
European Research ConferenceAccess to Housing for Homeless People in Europe
York, 21st September 2012
Research questions How do the 27 EU Member States respond to the right to
adequate housing in their ICESCR States Parties reports?
What are the mentioned causes of and measures to respond to homelessness?
Which players are, from the perspective of the 27 EU Member States, responsible to respond to homelessness?
What are the main differences by responding to inadequate housing of the 27 EU ICESCR Member States to Latin American and African ICESCR Member States?
European Research ConferenceAccess to Housing for Homeless People in Europe
York, 21st September 2012
Mentioned causes of homelessness Individual Causes
Financial problems, economic debts, drug or alcohol abuse, health problems, psycho-sociological elements
Structural Causes Situation on housing market, housing crisis, expensive costs of living,
unemployment
Family and relationship breakdown Domestic violence, separation, divorce, family breakdowns, eviction from home
Other Causes Turkish invasion in Cyprus, environmental disasters, accidents (fire)
European Research ConferenceAccess to Housing for Homeless People in Europe
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Mentioned measures to respond to homelessness
Social support Integration into society, health care programmes, nutrition programmes, drug
rehabilitation
Spatial measures Small homes programmes, night shelters, temporary shelters, renovation, repair
and improvement, reconstruction
Financial measures Assistance with living costs, credits, donations, housing subsidies, low cost
housing
Other measures Field studies, research, street magazines
Prevention Often not specified and combined with one or more of the four categories above
European Research ConferenceAccess to Housing for Homeless People in Europe
York, 21st September 2012
Research questions How do the 27 EU Member States respond to the right to
adequate housing in their ICESCR States Parties reports?
What are the mentioned causes of and measures to respond to homelessness?
Which players are, from the perspective of the 27 EU Member States, responsible to respond to homelessness?
What are the main differences by responding to inadequate housing of the 27 EU ICESCR Member States to Latin American and African ICESCR Member States?
European Research ConferenceAccess to Housing for Homeless People in Europe
York, 21st September 2012
Many players respond to homelessness
the government–non governmental organizations–private building sector–society–ministry of education and culture–friends or relatives–burgomasters–the bank–families–Maltese Charity Services–authorities–the church–non profit associations–
municipalities–European Union–media–Medicines du Monde–autonomous communities–private building industries–soup
kitchens–ministry of labour and social affairs–private owners–the Länder–business associations–experts–religious institutions–self
help (homeless people)–national housing institute–local authorities–development land cooperation–charitable associations–working
groups–welfare organizations–the parliamentary ombudsman–real estate management–youth institute–mobile medical service–
national council for statistical information–different complex players
European Research ConferenceAccess to Housing for Homeless People in Europe
York, 21st September 2012
Governmental NGO+ Market Others
the government–non governmental organizations–private building sector–society–ministry of education and culture–friends or relatives–burgomasters–the bank–families–Maltese Charity Services–authorities–the church–non profit associations–
municipalities–European Union–media–Medicines du Monde–autonomous communities–private building industries–soup
kitchens–ministry of labour and social affairs–private owners–the Länder–business associations–experts–religious institutions–self
help (homeless people)–national housing institute–local authorities–development land cooperation–charitable associations–working
groups–welfare organizations–the parliamentary ombudsman–real estate management–youth institute–mobile medical service–
national council for statistical information–different complex players
European Research ConferenceAccess to Housing for Homeless People in Europe
York, 21st September 2012
Governmental NGO+ Market Others
the government–non governmental organizations–private building sector–society–ministry of education and culture–friends or relatives–burgomasters–the bank–families–Maltese Charity Services–authorities–the church–non profit associations–
municipalities–European Union–media–Medicines du Monde–autonomous communities–private building industries–soup
kitchens–ministry of labour and social affairs–private owners–the Länder–business associations–experts–religious institutions–self
help (homeless people)–national housing institute–local authorities–development land cooperation–charitable associations–working
groups–welfare organizations–the parliamentary ombudsman–real estate management–youth institute–mobile medical service–
national council for statistical information–different complex players
European Research ConferenceAccess to Housing for Homeless People in Europe
York, 21st September 2012
Governmental NGO+ Market Others
the government–non governmental organizations–private building sector–society–ministry of education and culture–friends or relatives–burgomasters–the bank–families–Maltese Charity Services–authorities–the church–non profit associations–
municipalities–European Union–media–Medicines du Monde–autonomous communities–private building industries–soup
kitchens–ministry of labour and social affairs–private owners–the Länder–business associations–experts–religious institutions–self
help (homeless people)–national housing institute–local authorities–development land cooperation–charitable associations–working
groups–welfare organizations–the parliamentary ombudsman–real estate management–youth institute–mobile medical service–
national council for statistical information–different complex players
European Research ConferenceAccess to Housing for Homeless People in Europe
York, 21st September 2012
Governmental NGO+ Market Other
the government–non governmental organizations–private building sector–society–ministry of education and culture–friends or relatives–burgomasters–the bank–families–Maltese Charity Services–authorities–the church–non profit associations–
municipalities–European Union–media–Medicines du Monde–autonomous communities–private building industries–soup
kitchens–ministry of labour and social affairs–private owners–the Länder–business associations–experts–religious institutions–self
help (homeless people)–national housing institute–local authorities–development land cooperation–charitable associations–working
groups–welfare organizations–the parliamentary ombudsman–real estate management–youth institute–mobile medical service–
national council for statistical information–different complex players
European Research ConferenceAccess to Housing for Homeless People in Europe
York, 21st September 2012
the government–non governmental organizations–private building sector–society–ministry of education and culture–friends or relatives–burgomasters–the bank–families–Maltese Charity Services–authorities–the church–non profit associations–
municipalities–European Union–media–Medicines du Monde–autonomous communities–private building industries–soup
kitchens–ministry of labour and social affairs–private owners–the Länder–business associations–experts–religious institutions–self
help (homeless people)–national housing institute–local authorities–development land cooperation–charitable associations–working
groups–welfare organizations–the parliamentary ombudsman–real estate management–youth institute–mobile medical service–
national council for statistical information
Players responding to homelessness
N = 421 Quotations in 141 ICESCR States Parties reports
60%
20%
4%
16%
Governmental NGO+ Market Others
European Research ConferenceAccess to Housing for Homeless People in Europe
York, 21st September 2012
Research questions How do the 27 EU Member States respond to the right to
adequate housing in their ICESCR States Parties reports?
What are the mentioned causes of and measures to respond to homelessness?
Which players are, from the perspective of the 27 EU Member States, responsible to respond to homelessness?
What are the main differences by responding to inadequate housing of the 27 EU ICESCR Member States to Latin American and African ICESCR Member States?
European Research ConferenceAccess to Housing for Homeless People in Europe
York, 21st September 2012
Differences of EU Member States to Latin American and African ICESCR Member States
More attention to homelessness than to SPIH
Other forms of SPIH
Boundaries between SPIH and homelessness blur
Less attention to street children
Greater focus on spatial measures and statistical information
Global players do not play a very important role by responding to
inadequate housing
European Research ConferenceAccess to Housing for Homeless People in Europe
York, 21st September 2012
Thank you for your attention!
Michael Kolocek, TU Dortmund, Germany
www.floorgroup.de