General
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Topic outline
- General
- Consolidating Knowledge
Consolidating Knowledge
In this chapter, we introduced you to some different categories of migrants and the different political, economic, and social aspects that contribute to their housing precariousness. Have a look at this exercise to review some of the main points.
In this chapter, we discussed the complex relation between (forced) migration and housing. Now, let us take a detailed look at the region or city you live in.
To get some further insights on the situation of refugees who arrive in the EU without housing, r ead a journalistic account of refugee camps built at the outermost borders of the EU. Then, r eflect on the use of phrases such as ‘decent housing’, ‘decent living conditions and ‘overcrowdedness’.
- Listening In
Listening In
In this podcast episode, we interview Dr. Sophie Gonick, Assistant Professor in the Department of Social and Cultural Analysis at New York University. We discuss the issue of dispossession and immigrants’ struggle for housing in Madrid where she completed her research for Ph.D. We explore topics like homeownership, discrimination, and the importance of housing in defining the migrant experience.
This episode of the FAU Human Rights Podcast concerns refugee housing in Germany, focusing on the situation in Bavaria. Prof. Petra Bendel discusses the situation in shared accomodations and „AnkER-Zentren“ with Dr. Stephan Dünnwald, Lea Gelardi (M.A.) and Dr. Olaf Kleist.
- This episode of the Forced to Flee podcast was produced by the UN Refugee Agency and UNHCR. In this final episode for the series, long-term options for refugees, asylum-seekers, and the internally displaced are discussed. We meet refugees who have overcome obstacles in their host countries and how some host countries are making it harder to find refuge.
In this podcast episode, we interview Dr. Rikke Skovgaard Nielsen, senior researcher at the Department of the Build Environment at the Aalborg University in Denmark. We discuss the origins and effects of the Danish 'Ghetto' Policy.
If you haven't done it yet, you can now absolve this writing task on the Danish 'Ghetto' Policy.
- Getting Active
Getting Active
Across Europe, the a ccommodation of refugees is organized differently. It varies from country to country, from (federal) state to (federal) state, and often even from municipality to municipality . Complete the following tasks to find out more about refugee accommodation in your municipality. The Migrant integration policy index (MIPEX) covers various dimensions relating to integration. Housing is not a separate domain but cuts across the whole of MIPEX. In this task, we ask you to search for and work with housing-related indicators in the MIPEX.
Search for the most recent Integration Monitor in your country and check how it relates to housing.
In this assignment, you're invited to sit with your fellow students for around 20 min utes on an expert panel that has the task to design an index on housing for migrants. In this assignment, you will get to know the 'point systems' used in the UK and US migration management, find out if you would be allowed to migrate and reflect upon the deeper meanings behind the selection process.
Many migrant workers from Central and Eastern Europe arrive in the Netherlands with 'package deals' they receive from their employment agency that includes benefits like housing and daily transportation. However, the package deals may also be an instigator of insecurity due to the migrant's dependency on the employment agency. In this assignment, you'll learn more about these 'package deals' and be asked to answer a few questions.
In this assignment, you will be asked to consider how ‘illegality’ plays into the treatment of migrants, and critically reflect on the differing EU responses to recent migration crises.
- Digging Deeper
Digging Deeper
What does the term refugee really mean? This TED-Ed video by Benedetta Berti and Evelien Borgman helps break down the term.
This case study presents the work of Refugees Welcome International which aims at ensuring inclusive accommodation for refugees.
This page points you to literature linked to the main themes of this chapter.
There are a number of indices and monitoring tools measuring different aspects of housing and migration.
This case study describes the work of the "No Accommodation Network" in the UK. The Network is aiming to prevent destitution among asylum seekers and refugees.
This case study presents the work of Refugees Welcome International. Refugees Welcome aims at ensuring inclusive accommodation for refugees in a number of European Countries.
This case study takes a look at practices of squatting, solidarity and support in Athens by describing the famous City Plaza Hotel project.
This regional talk, held by the IUAV on 06.06.2022 talks about opportunities and difficulties in regards to providing access to housing for foreign citizens.