Who we are

We are a team of researchers and activists working on Housing Justice. We research housing struggles in Greece, The Netherlands, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States. Here you can find our research projects and results.

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  Marianne Maeckelbergh

  Professor
  Political Anthropology
  University of Gent, Belgium

  Democracy, property regimes, activist ethnography, social movements

  

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  Carlos Delclós

  Lecturer
  Sociology
  Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain

  Precariousness, citizenship, social stratification

  

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  Christina Sakali

  Postdoctoral fellow
  Political Economy
  University of Gent, Belgium

  Political economy, debtfare state, law, bankruptcy, housing financialization

  

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  Eva Swyngedouw

  Post-doctoral researcher
  Conflict and development studies
  University of Gent, Belgium

  Housing conflict, housing affordability, demolition and eviction

  

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  Aleksandra (Ola) Hall

  PhD Candidate
  Conflict and development studies
  University of Gent, Belgium

  Racial capitalism, asylum accommodation, citizenship stratification

  

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  Marta Ill-Raga

  PhD Candidate
  Conflict and development studies
  University of Gent, Belgium

  Rent, tenants union, post-homeowning society

  

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  Theodoros Karyotis

  PhD Candidate
  Conflict and development studies
  University of Gent, Belgium

  Debt, rent, subjectivation, resistance, governance

  

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  Mirte Jepma

  PhD Candidate
  Urban Studies
  University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands

  Just Energy Transition, Alternative Housing, Resistance