In the gray space(s) of housing provision. Studies of informal practices in two Swedish contexts.
Facts
- Contact person:
- Mikaela Herbert
- Financer:
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- Lundbergsstiftelserna
- Responsible at MaU:
- Mikaela Herbert
- Time frame:
- 01 October 2024 - 30 September 2025
- Faculty/department:
- Research environment :
- Research subject:
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- Real Estate Studies
- Urban Studies
- Housing Studies
Project description
The project aims to explore formal/informal hybridity within the framework of Swedish housing provision. By critically engaging with narratives that depict housing production in the Global North as predominantly formalized and regulated, the project builds on research demonstrating the complex and interconnected relationships between formal and informal sectors, as well as the significance of informal housing production, particularly for low-income households.
The project involves empirical studies in Malmö and Skellefteå, which, in the context of extensive social transformation and migration processes, serve as potentially interesting case studies for examining expressions of informal housing production, such as repurposed basements, Attefall houses, and commercial spaces used as residences.