Housing Shock

The Irish Housing Crisis and How to Solve It

Rory Hearne (Maynooth University)

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English

Policy Press
03 June 2020

Homelessness; Social welfare & social services; Financial crises & disasters; Urban & municipal planning

Examining new, innovative forms of public ot-for-profit affordable housing, Housing Shock makes a case for giving a legal basis to the right to housing, contextualising Ireland within the global housing crisis and linking its impact to generational, income, social class, migrant, gender and social inequality.

The deepening housing crisis in Ireland is having profound social, political and economic impacts on equality, wellbeing and health. Hearn contextualises the disastrous Irish housing crisis within the broader global phenomenon and examines the origins of the contemporary crisis in housing in terms of the extension of neoliberalism, marketisation and financialisation in housing.

Exposing the catastrophic depth of the crisis, he brings to the fore the personal voices, stories and perspectives of those most affected and the activists who are campaigning on the issue. Hearne also provides innovative global solutions for the crisis in housing and the development of housing initiatives that properly address inequality, climate change and citizenship exclusion.

By: Rory Hearne (Maynooth University)
Imprint: Policy Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781447353904
ISBN 10: 1447353900
Pages: 302
Publication Date: 03 June 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Foreword: Special Rapporteur for Housing ~ Leilani Farhi; Introduction: a new housing crisis; Generation Rent; Homelessness: the most extreme inequality; The normalisation of homelessness; Working for social justice: community, activism and academia; The neoliberal roots of the current crisis; The new waves of financialisation: vultures and REITs; Inequality and financialisation; The lost decade of social and affordable housing: austerity and marketisation; The people push back: protests for affordable homes for all; The right to an affordable, secure and decent home for all; A Green New Deal for Housing: affordable sustainable homes and communities for all.

Rory Hearne is a Lecturer in Social Policy at Maynooth University, Ireland.

Reviews for Housing Shock: The Irish Housing Crisis and How to Solve It

...a comprehensive and holistic understanding of the [housing] crisis...provides rich detail and arguments that will be useful to current and future housing campaigns Irish Marxist Review Housing Shock is a valuable book. It is a tool for better understanding our current predicament & what we can do about it The Irish Times Reflects Rory's commitment and optimism that through radical transformation and reclaiming the role of the state we can resolve not only the housing crisis but other societal challenges. This book makes a key contribution to making that transformation happen. Mary P. Murphy, Maynooth University