Passive adaptation or active engagement? the challenges of Housing First internationally and in the Italian case

Lancione, Michele ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9018-3562, Stefanizzi, A and Gaboardi, M 2017. Passive adaptation or active engagement? the challenges of Housing First internationally and in the Italian case. Housing Studies 33 (1) , pp. 40-57. 10.1080/02673037.2017.1344200

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Abstract

In recent years a peculiar homelessness’ policy that goes under the name of ‘Housing First’ has become increasingly popular all over the world. Epitomising a quintessential case of policy-mobility, Housing First can today be considered an heterogeneous assemblage of experiences and approaches that sometimes have little in common with each other. Introducing and commenting upon this heterogeneity, the paper critically analyses why and how Housing First has become a planetary success and what are the issues at stake with its widespread implementation. If recent scholarship published in this journal has granted us a fine understanding of Housing First’s functioning in the US, this paper offers something currently absent from the debate: a nuanced and critical understanding of the ambiguities related to the international success of this policy, with specific references to the challenges associated to its translation in the Italian case.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	Published
Schools:	Geography and Planning (GEOPL)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Homelessness; Housing policy; Housing First; Policy mobility; Italy; Social theory.
Publisher:	Routledge
ISSN:	0267-3037
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	20 June 2017
Date of Acceptance:	16 June 2017
Last Modified:	06 Nov 2023 19:19
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/101613

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