I have put together a Virtual Special Issue for the International Journal of Housing Policy on the transformation of social housing prior and after the Global Financial Crisis. It is a selection of papers that were previously published in the journal. My aim in selecting the papers was twofold: first, include a broad range of […]
In recent weeks, the corona pandemic has drawn increased attention to existing housing problems. For many people, retreating back into their homes to reduce infection also means having to get by with cramped living conditions, dark rooms, or noise more than usual. However, housing problems are unequally distributed. Not everyone is equally affected. The need […]
Housing problems are rising. In Austria, too. I have put together a factsheet on the issue together with my colleagues Selim Banabak and Leonhard Plank (both TU Wien). Essential take-aways: The housing cost burden in Austria is still moderate by international comparison. Satisfaction with the current housing situation among households is overall relatively high. Incomes […]
If you are looking for some brand-new housing research to read amidst the current corona situation, I have a new special issue out in the International Journal of Housing Policy, co-edited with Cody Hochstenbach (University of Amsterdam) and Chris Lennartz (PBL Nederlands). It deals with the rise of what we call multiple property ownership, i.e. […]
I am co-organizing a housing research workshop in Hamburg in May. This comes out of a collaboration of the ENHR working group Homeownership and Globalization, which I am co-coordinating with Richard Ronald and Caroline Dewilde, and the HafenCity University Hamburg, particularly Yuca Meubrink and Monika Grubbauer. All details below. Between Owning and Renting: Shifting approaches to […]
I am very much looking forward to chairing an event with Josh Ryan-Collins from the University College London (UCL) in Vienna next week. Josh Ryan-Collins will present his new book “Why can’t you afford a home?” and we will discuss the relevance of his arguments for the Austrian context with local experts. I am posting […]
I am happy to announce that the paper below is now published open-access in the journal Tourism Geographies. It is a collaborative paper written together with Leonhard Plank and Roman Seidl from TU Wien. You can find the link to the full paper under the abstract below. The paper is a follow-up to our earlier […]
I was happy to take part in the conference “Social housing policies – Land, Economy, Society” the last two days. The event was organised by the Weimar Housing Research Group at Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. I was a moderator for a thought-provoking evening lecture by Dr Anne Kockelkorn from ETH Zurich. The lecture, entitled “Housing after the […]
The book I edited together with Mara Verlic “Gentrifizierung in Wien: Perspektiven aus Wissenschaft, Politik und Praxis [Gentrification in Vienna: Perspectives from research, politics and practice]” has now been officially released. It is available for free download at the link below. You can also order a free copy with the funder of the book, the […]
I’m happy to announce that I’ve contributed a piece on Red Vienna together with my colleague Johannes Suitner to the Wiley Encyclopedia of Urban and Regional Studies. The online version was just released and is available here: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/9781118568446.eurs0259 If you don’t have access to the paper but would like to read it just drop me […]
