Raffael Beier gives guest lecture at the University of Stuttgart

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Several small huts in the area of Khayelitsha in Cape Town — Backyard dwellings in Khayelitsha, Cape Town (2017)

As part of a lecture series of the Integrated Urbanism and Sustainable Design (IUSD) master's programme, Raffael Beier will give a guest lecture on Wednesday, 11 December 2024, at 11:30 a.m. on the topic: Why low-income people leave state housing in South Africa: progress, failure or temporary setback? at the University of Stuttgart.

Abstract of the content of the guest lecture

The delivery of houses for homeownership to low-income urban dwellers has been a cornerstone of post-apartheid policies in South Africa. In this context, policy stakeholders and scholars have been puzzled by housing beneficiaries who leave their state houses, either selling or letting them. Are they carelessly wasting a unique asset or are they moving ‘upwards’? Due to methodological challenges, research on the experiences and perspectives of “leavers” is scarce. Based on narrative interviews, I argue that “leaving” could be construed as people-led reconfigurations of pro-poor housing policy – representing alternative, individually adapted but partly constrained pathways towards inclusion.

Here you may find further information on the guest lecture.

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