2012 HSA/HSCT BURSARY AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED
The Housing Studies Association and the Housing Studies Charitable Trust are delighted to announce the recipients of their joint 2012 bursary awards. The bursaries were established to ensure that members of the housing studies community facing financial barriers were still able to attend and present their work at the Housing Studies Association annual conference and to subsequently submit their paper to the Housing Studies journal.
The six recipients of the 2012 bursaries are: Michael Adedotun (Agri-Link Cooperative Society, Nigeria); Joe Crawford; Rachel Danemann (University of Stirling/ South Hams District Council); John Erskine; Zhan McIntyre (South Ayrshire Council) and Zhihua Zhou (University of Singapore.
The Housing Studies Association 2012 conference will be held at the University of York on 18-20 April. For further information, see: http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/chp/hsa/conference.htm
For further information about the bursary scheme please contact John Flint: john.flint@sheffield.ac.uk
Friday, 10 February 2012
REVIEW OF MEMBERSHIP SERVICES
As part of a wide ranging review of what the HSA delivers to members, we have established a small committee to review membership services. Its first priority will be to implement electronic payments and renewals and more flexible options for members to interact with the Association. This work will be complete for 2013 renewals. The committee would be more than happy to hear from members with any comments about membership services and renewals that they may have. If you have any views of things that the HSA could do better, please drop Ed Ferrari a line at e.t.ferrari@sheffield.ac.uk
As part of a wide ranging review of what the HSA delivers to members, we have established a small committee to review membership services. Its first priority will be to implement electronic payments and renewals and more flexible options for members to interact with the Association. This work will be complete for 2013 renewals. The committee would be more than happy to hear from members with any comments about membership services and renewals that they may have. If you have any views of things that the HSA could do better, please drop Ed Ferrari a line at e.t.ferrari@sheffield.ac.uk
Friday, 3 February 2012
RESIDENT INVOLVEMENT IN SOCIAL HOUSING IN THE UK AND EUROPE
Resident involvement in social housing is about how tenants or others living nearby can influence a social landlord’s activity. The remit of such influence may range from contributing to landlord decisions on local service delivery, at one end of spectrum, to bearing on an organisation’s strategic policy, at the other. Irrespective of whether it incorporates governing body membership, resident involvement is an aspect of housing and urban governance. This research was commissioned by Hyde Housing Group to inform further development of the Group’s governance and accountability structures and procedures. To obtain a copy of the report go to http://www.hyde-housing.co.uk/library/special-publications
Resident involvement in social housing is about how tenants or others living nearby can influence a social landlord’s activity. The remit of such influence may range from contributing to landlord decisions on local service delivery, at one end of spectrum, to bearing on an organisation’s strategic policy, at the other. Irrespective of whether it incorporates governing body membership, resident involvement is an aspect of housing and urban governance. This research was commissioned by Hyde Housing Group to inform further development of the Group’s governance and accountability structures and procedures. To obtain a copy of the report go to http://www.hyde-housing.co.uk/library/special-publications
BSHF VACANCY
The Building & Social Housing Foundation is recruiting a new Research Officer (International Programme). This is a permanent position to begin in April (earlier if possible). The closing date for applications is 9am on Thursday 1 March 2012. For further information, please find a detailed job description and person specification at: http://www.bshf.org/employment/
The Building & Social Housing Foundation is recruiting a new Research Officer (International Programme). This is a permanent position to begin in April (earlier if possible). The closing date for applications is 9am on Thursday 1 March 2012. For further information, please find a detailed job description and person specification at: http://www.bshf.org/employment/
EVIDENCE REVIEW ON HOUSING AND POVERTY
This call is for a critical review of evidence that will consider how housing of all tenure types can mitigate or exacerbate poverty. This includes the likelihood of people being in poverty and exiting it; as well as what aspects of housing act to mitigate or exacerbate poverty. Further information The aims of the review are to highlight which pieces of existing evidence and which potential new research questions might help us to better understand: the relationship between housing and poverty; and how best to use housing as a tool to mitigate poverty. The deadline for this call for proposals is Monday 5 March 2012 23:59. For further details please visit http://www.jrf.org.uk/funding/calls-for-proposal/housing-poverty-review
This call is for a critical review of evidence that will consider how housing of all tenure types can mitigate or exacerbate poverty. This includes the likelihood of people being in poverty and exiting it; as well as what aspects of housing act to mitigate or exacerbate poverty. Further information The aims of the review are to highlight which pieces of existing evidence and which potential new research questions might help us to better understand: the relationship between housing and poverty; and how best to use housing as a tool to mitigate poverty. The deadline for this call for proposals is Monday 5 March 2012 23:59. For further details please visit http://www.jrf.org.uk/funding/calls-for-proposal/housing-poverty-review
Wednesday, 7 December 2011
Housing Law and Policy - By David Cowan
Abstract: This new book by David Cowan integrates understanding of law and policy so that reader can see how the subject fits together - both the letter of the law and the way it is used. Readers are guided through the complexities of housing law by a leading academic who has researched the subject for more than twenty years.
It acknowledges the many official and unofficial linkages between law and policy to give a fuller picture of decision-making and regulation in housing.
David Cowan is Professor of Law and Policy at the University of Bristol, and a barrister at Arden Chambers. He has published widely in the area of housing and related research, and acted as a consultant to the England and Wales Law Commision.
Further details are available from
http://www.cambridge.org/gb/knowledge/isbn/item6472204/?site_locale=en_GB
HSA members who are interested in reviewing this book should contact martin.mcnally@chester.ac.uk
Abstract: This new book by David Cowan integrates understanding of law and policy so that reader can see how the subject fits together - both the letter of the law and the way it is used. Readers are guided through the complexities of housing law by a leading academic who has researched the subject for more than twenty years.
It acknowledges the many official and unofficial linkages between law and policy to give a fuller picture of decision-making and regulation in housing.
David Cowan is Professor of Law and Policy at the University of Bristol, and a barrister at Arden Chambers. He has published widely in the area of housing and related research, and acted as a consultant to the England and Wales Law Commision.
Further details are available from
http://www.cambridge.org/gb/knowledge/isbn/item6472204/?site_locale=en_GB
HSA members who are interested in reviewing this book should contact martin.mcnally@chester.ac.uk
News from CCHPR (Cambridge Centre for Housing and Planning Research)
Evaluation of FirstStop advice service for older people
The Government announced in 'Laying the Foundations: A Housing Strategy for England' that they will be investing a further £1.5 million in the FirstStop information and advice service. FirstStop is a free, independent service for older people, their families and carers and aims to help older people make informed decisions about their housing, care and support options and to help them maintain independent living in later life. The Cambridge Centre for Housing and Planning Service at the University of Cambridge has been working with FirstStop since 2009 to conduct an independent evaluation of the initiative with an action research approach and are delighted that the service has secured further funding.
Evaluation of Enhanced Housing Options Trailblazers report published
This project evaluated the implementation, operation and success of the Enhanced Housing Options Trailblazers programmes. This work was by CCHPR, with involvement from Birmingham University (Centre for Urban and Regional Analysis) and Shared Intelligence. The Enhanced Housing Options Trailblazers were run by DCLG with support from the DWP. The full evaluation report can be downloaded from CCHPR’s website.
New Affordable Homes: what, where and for whom have RPs been building between 1989 and 2009?
The New affordable homes report provides detailed retrospective analysis of the new homes built by Registered Providers in England over the period 1989 to 2009. The research, funded jointly by the Tenant Services Authority and the HCA in February 2010, was carried out by a team drawn from the Universities of Sheffield and Cambridge and the London School of Economics. The research used a wide range of data to investigate in detail what new homes were built by England’s Registered Providers, where these were located and who rented or bought them. In particular, the research:
Anna Clarke and Sarah Monk have published a new paper on residualisation of the social rented sector in the International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis.
Please visit the CCHPR website to either download or obtain further details of these publications:http://www.cchpr.landecon.cam.ac.uk/
Evaluation of FirstStop advice service for older people
The Government announced in 'Laying the Foundations: A Housing Strategy for England' that they will be investing a further £1.5 million in the FirstStop information and advice service. FirstStop is a free, independent service for older people, their families and carers and aims to help older people make informed decisions about their housing, care and support options and to help them maintain independent living in later life. The Cambridge Centre for Housing and Planning Service at the University of Cambridge has been working with FirstStop since 2009 to conduct an independent evaluation of the initiative with an action research approach and are delighted that the service has secured further funding.
Evaluation of Enhanced Housing Options Trailblazers report published
This project evaluated the implementation, operation and success of the Enhanced Housing Options Trailblazers programmes. This work was by CCHPR, with involvement from Birmingham University (Centre for Urban and Regional Analysis) and Shared Intelligence. The Enhanced Housing Options Trailblazers were run by DCLG with support from the DWP. The full evaluation report can be downloaded from CCHPR’s website.
New Affordable Homes: what, where and for whom have RPs been building between 1989 and 2009?
The New affordable homes report provides detailed retrospective analysis of the new homes built by Registered Providers in England over the period 1989 to 2009. The research, funded jointly by the Tenant Services Authority and the HCA in February 2010, was carried out by a team drawn from the Universities of Sheffield and Cambridge and the London School of Economics. The research used a wide range of data to investigate in detail what new homes were built by England’s Registered Providers, where these were located and who rented or bought them. In particular, the research:
- Looked in detail at the types and sizes of new homes that were constructed and how these changed over time
- Mapped where all these homes were built at the postcode level across the whole of England and linked this to new analyses of social deprivation and tenure mix
- Used anonymous data on tenants analysed who were being allocated these new homes or who bought new low cost homes, including the social, economic and demographic characteristics of the households that moved into them
Anna Clarke and Sarah Monk have published a new paper on residualisation of the social rented sector in the International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis.
Please visit the CCHPR website to either download or obtain further details of these publications:http://www.cchpr.landecon.cam.ac.uk/
New book: "Neighbourhood Effects Research: New Perspectives"
By van Ham, M.; Manley, D.; Bailey, N.; Simpson, L.; Maclennan, D. Spinger Verlag ISBN
Abstract: Over the last 25 years a vast body of literature has been published on neighbourhood effects: the idea that living in more deprived neighbourhoods has a negative effect on residents’ life chances over and above the effect of their individual characteristics. The volume of work not only reflects academic and policy interest in this topic, but also the fact that we are still no closer to answering the question of how important neighbourhood effects actually are. There is little doubt that these effects exist, but we do not know enough about the causal mechanisms which produce them, their relative importance in shaping individual’s life chances, the circumstances or conditions under which they are most important, or the most effective policy responses. Collectively, the chapters in this book offer new perspectives on these questions, and refocus the academic debate on neighbourhood effects. The book enriches the neighbourhood effects literature with insights from a wide range of disciplines and countries.
978-94-007-2308-5 http://www.springer.com/social+sciences/population+studies/book/978-94-007-2308-5?changeHeader
By van Ham, M.; Manley, D.; Bailey, N.; Simpson, L.; Maclennan, D. Spinger Verlag ISBN
Abstract: Over the last 25 years a vast body of literature has been published on neighbourhood effects: the idea that living in more deprived neighbourhoods has a negative effect on residents’ life chances over and above the effect of their individual characteristics. The volume of work not only reflects academic and policy interest in this topic, but also the fact that we are still no closer to answering the question of how important neighbourhood effects actually are. There is little doubt that these effects exist, but we do not know enough about the causal mechanisms which produce them, their relative importance in shaping individual’s life chances, the circumstances or conditions under which they are most important, or the most effective policy responses. Collectively, the chapters in this book offer new perspectives on these questions, and refocus the academic debate on neighbourhood effects. The book enriches the neighbourhood effects literature with insights from a wide range of disciplines and countries.
978-94-007-2308-5 http://www.springer.com/social+sciences/population+studies/book/978-94-007-2308-5?changeHeader
Localism: an opportunity for home building and community cohesion?
Papers are invited from early career researchers in town and regional planning and related disciplines for ‘Localism: an opportunity for home building and community cohesion?’, the second conference organised by the Department of Town and Regional Planning Research School at the University of Sheffield, taking place on the 25th May 2012, at the university’s Interdisciplinary Centre of the Social Sciences.
The Localism Bill brings to the fore the tension between development and local empowerment. The rhetoric surrounding the bill promotes an increase in housing supply in a manner that places the local community in direct contact with the planning process. Improving community cohesion at all levels of society is part of the Big Society objective and will be impacted upon by local development. This conference is designed to explore some of the tensions between economic growth, home building and local community cohesion.
Keynote speakers, including Professor Ian Cole, Sheffield Hallam University and Professor Nick Johnson, Urban Splash and the University of Sheffield, will provide a variety of theoretical and grounded perspectives on the conference themes. Additionally workshops will be used to explore a range of issues surrounding the conference theme from four perspectives: housing economics and home building; community cohesion and justice; planning for ‘Localism’ and housing lessons from non UK situations. The conference provides the opportunity for early career researchers, whether PhD students or researchers from outside academia, to present their research in a friendly and constructive environment. Each of the workshops will be supported by an academic member of staff from the University of Sheffield and will provide supportive and robust feedback.
Offers of papers (a title and 200 word abstract) should be emailed to r.j.dunning@sheffield.ac.uk (Richard Dunning) and c.maidment@sheffield.ac.uk (Chris Maidment) by 25th March 2012. We welcome papers covering the conference themes and also dealing with any other aspect of research corresponding to the four workshops. The conference fee is £15, covering attendance, lunch and an evening drinks reception. Places are limited and will be offered on a first come, first served basis, please email either Richard or Chris if you are interesting in attending. Thanks to the support of the Housing Studies Association five bursaries are also available, covering the full cost of the conference fee and up to £25 towards travel arrangements.
Papers are invited from early career researchers in town and regional planning and related disciplines for ‘Localism: an opportunity for home building and community cohesion?’, the second conference organised by the Department of Town and Regional Planning Research School at the University of Sheffield, taking place on the 25th May 2012, at the university’s Interdisciplinary Centre of the Social Sciences.
The Localism Bill brings to the fore the tension between development and local empowerment. The rhetoric surrounding the bill promotes an increase in housing supply in a manner that places the local community in direct contact with the planning process. Improving community cohesion at all levels of society is part of the Big Society objective and will be impacted upon by local development. This conference is designed to explore some of the tensions between economic growth, home building and local community cohesion.
Keynote speakers, including Professor Ian Cole, Sheffield Hallam University and Professor Nick Johnson, Urban Splash and the University of Sheffield, will provide a variety of theoretical and grounded perspectives on the conference themes. Additionally workshops will be used to explore a range of issues surrounding the conference theme from four perspectives: housing economics and home building; community cohesion and justice; planning for ‘Localism’ and housing lessons from non UK situations. The conference provides the opportunity for early career researchers, whether PhD students or researchers from outside academia, to present their research in a friendly and constructive environment. Each of the workshops will be supported by an academic member of staff from the University of Sheffield and will provide supportive and robust feedback.
Offers of papers (a title and 200 word abstract) should be emailed to r.j.dunning@sheffield.ac.uk (Richard Dunning) and c.maidment@sheffield.ac.uk (Chris Maidment) by 25th March 2012. We welcome papers covering the conference themes and also dealing with any other aspect of research corresponding to the four workshops. The conference fee is £15, covering attendance, lunch and an evening drinks reception. Places are limited and will be offered on a first come, first served basis, please email either Richard or Chris if you are interesting in attending. Thanks to the support of the Housing Studies Association five bursaries are also available, covering the full cost of the conference fee and up to £25 towards travel arrangements.
Two vacancies for fully funded 4-year Phd-Projects in Sociology at the University of Amsterdam (FMG, Department of Sociology and Anthropology)
Both PhD-projects will be carried out at the Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research (AISSR), Program Group Institutions, Inequalities and Internationalisation, and form part of the research project HOWCOME: The Interplay Between the Upward Trend in Home-Ownership and Income Inequality in Advanced Welfare Democracies: Interacting Causes and Consequences of Social Inequality in Different Institutional Settings. The project is financed by the European Research Council (ERC) in the framework of an ERC Starting Grant.
Further details are available from:
http://www.english.uva.nl/vacancies/vacancies.cfm
Both PhD-projects will be carried out at the Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research (AISSR), Program Group Institutions, Inequalities and Internationalisation, and form part of the research project HOWCOME: The Interplay Between the Upward Trend in Home-Ownership and Income Inequality in Advanced Welfare Democracies: Interacting Causes and Consequences of Social Inequality in Different Institutional Settings. The project is financed by the European Research Council (ERC) in the framework of an ERC Starting Grant.
Further details are available from:
http://www.english.uva.nl/vacancies/vacancies.cfm
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