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!