Studies in Housing and Welfare (SBV) is a research group and a cross-disciplinary research environment. It deals with housing in a social context that is characterised by constant change.

Questions concerning housing have become increasingly pressing. Housing is more than four walls and a roof over one’s head. It is not only closely linked to issues of identity and well-being, but also to future prospects — for example, in terms of access to work and education.

The provision of housing is thereby crucial for a society's development in regards to equal growth and welfare. At the same time, society is facing challenges linked to changes in demographics, increased divides, and segregation —  challenges that are central issues for a socially sustainable housing provision today and in the future.

Studies in housing and welfare gather a number of research projects and researchers from different universities and faculties. The goal is to create a strong research environment that, with different perspectives and inputs, illuminates the issuse of housing in an ever-changing society.

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The national network Housing and Welfare Research Network (HWRN) is coordinated by the research environment Studies in Housing and Welfare and funded by Forte. Besides developing and strengthening cooperation between researchers and disciplines, the network also contributes to deeper collaboration between research and practice regarding housing provision and the social aspects of housing. Seminars and other events are arranged within the framework of HWRN, of which some are open to the public.

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Most welcome to this year's conference arranged by Housing and Welfare Research Network! The conference takes place online on August 24, at 13-16, and offers presentations, comments, and discussions, from some of Sweden's most experienced researchers and practitioners. It is free of charge and open for all. The conference is held in Swedish. Read more about the conference, the program, and the participants, as well as registration, through the link below.

Research projects

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Publications

SBV Working Paper Series

Grander & Frisch (2022)

Social bostadsförsörjning i kommuner utan allmännytta: En analys av privatägd hyresrätt och den sekundära bostadsmarknaden i kommuner som saknar allmännyttiga bostäder

Urfels (2022)

From state support to market and financialization measures in crisis times: A comparative literature review of the Swedish and German housing systems

Grundström & Lazoroska (2021)

Gated communities i Sverige?: En kunskapsöversikt om motstånd och påverkan i mediedebatt och stadsbyggnad

Sandberg & Grander (2021)

Trångboddhet i Malmö: En studie av trångboddhetens ojämlika utbredning och konsekvenser

Allansson (2021)

Allmännyttans framväxt i Malmö och Göteborg: Historiska förutsättningar för de kommunala bostadsbolagens nutida ställning i städerna

Sjöland Kozlovic & Frisch (2021)

Etableringshinder, diskriminering och missgynnande: En litteraturöversikt över samband mellan etablering på hyresbostadsmarknaden och arbetsmarknaden

Lindemann & Roelofs (2020)

Blandningspolitik och strategier för social blandning: En litteraturöversikt

Grander (2020)

Segmentering i bostadsbeståndet 2013-2017: Utveckling av bostadsbestånd, demografi och socioekonomiska indikatorer i riket och storstäderna, med fördjupningar i Malmö och Göteborg

Selected other publications

Grander & Frisch (2022) - Report

Segregation och segmentering i Trelleborg

Grander, Roelofs & Salonen (2021) - Journal article

Area-based development initiatives: a means to an end or an end in itself? – a literature overview on the case of Sweden

Jensen & Söderberg (2021) - Journal article

Governing urban diversity through myths of national sameness: a comparative analysis of Denmark and Sweden

Westerdahl (2021) - Journal article

Yield and the city: Swedish public housing and the political significance of changed accounting practices

Righard (2021) - Journal article

Researching the Dynamics of National Social Policy in a Globalized Society: A Proposal for a De-Nationalized Analytical Framework

Villacura (2021) - Book review

Book review of ‘Urban Design Under Neoliberalism Theorising from Santiago' (2019) by Francisco Vergara Perucich

Grander (2021) - Journal article

The inbetweeners of the housing markets: Young adults facing housing inequality in Malmö, Sweden

Thapar-Björkert & Villacura (2021) - Article

Röster från Järva: covid-19, segregation och det vardagliga livet

Samzelius (2020) - Dissertation

A vicious circle of silent exclusion: family homelessness and poverty in Sweden from a single mother perspective

Grander & Salonen (2020) - Article

Ökad ojämlikhet i boendet i spåren av coronapandemin

Grander (2020) - Book

Allmännyttan och jämlikheten: Svensk bostadspolitik vid vägskäl?

Roelofs & Salonen (2019) - Report

Insatser i utsatta områden: En analys av 20 års områdetutveckling och lärdomar inför framtiden

Salonen, Grander & Rasmusson (2019) - Report

Segregation och segmentering i Malmö

Rasmusson, Grander & Salonen (2018) - Report

Flyttkedjor: En litteraturöversikt över befintlig forskning om bostadsflyttkedjor

Researchers

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