Social Justice and Adequate Housing: Rights, Roma Inclusion and the Feeling of Home

This book critically examines the concept of 'adequate housing' in the context of housing policies and the protection of housing rights, particularly for marginalized groups such as migrants, minorities, and indigenous communities. It explores the relationship between adequate housing and the idea of 'home' and challenges the notion of its objectivity and universality. Through a case study of Roma and Sinti in Italy, the book highlights the emotional connection to housing and proposes a radical revision of social justice in the housing sector. It is valuable for scholars and students in socio-legal studies, sociology, human rights, urban studies, human geography, and Romani studies.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 157 pages
Publication date: 09 January 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

While the concept of adequate housing is widely used as a normative standard in the protection of housing rights and the implementation of housing policies, its apparent objectivity and universality have never been questioned by political and legal theory. This book critically examines and challenges the understanding of this term in law and politics by investigating its relationship with the idea of 'home.' It is essential to provide them with adequate housing! This phrase is frequently heard when discussing housing poverty, particularly in relation to migrants, minorities, indigenous, and other subaltern groups. However, what does adequate housing mean? This book addresses this issue by proposing a critical analysis of this concept and its use in developing housing policies that address the subaltern group par excellence in Europe, Roma. In doing so, it focuses on the lives of Roma and Sinti in Italy, who have been the target of inclusion policies. By highlighting the emotional connection to housing and dismantling some of the most common-sense ideas about Roma, it offers a radical revision of how social justice in the housing sector might be refigured.

This book will be invaluable for scholars and students working on relevant themes in socio and critical legal studies, sociology, human rights, urban studies, human geography, and Romani studies.

Weight: 264g
Dimension: 153 x 233 x 12 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032026718