To Own or Not to Own”. Post-socialist Housing Policy, Privatism and Regimes of Vulnerability in Prague, Czech Republic
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6136467 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michal Lehečka (University of Palermo, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Publication date | 2019-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Archivio antropologico mediterraneo (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2038-3215 • E-ISSN: 2038-3215 |
| Publisher | OpenEdition (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.4000/aam.2228 |
| OpenAlex | W2998425683 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 12 |
In the course of 2016, housing prices in Prague started to grow rapidly, as a result of long-term pressure generated by stagnation of construction industry, a constant influx of newcomers, speculations, shared economy platforms, etc. These globally embedded processes brought to light almost forgotten urban vulnerables: the non-owners. Prague’s current housing situation emerged from the post-socialist way of ownership liberalization and deregulation, often labelled as a regime of privatism (Hirt 2012). After the 40-year period of state-driven socialist ownership, 1990’s and 2000’s privatization transformed approx. 90% of housing stock into private property. Private ownership was thus rediscovered as a component of social status while simultaneously both city and the state abandoned any pro-active housing policy. Based on fieldwork conducted on peripheries of Prague, my paper focuses on various forms of housing vulnerability in Prague. A situation of non-owners, who have to cope with danger of displacement, will be confronted with the strategies and practices of the “newcomers” – post-Soviet region immigrants who are moving in and buying apartments in similar suburban housing estates. Examined through individual spatialities, temporalities, and hybrid regimes of in/out and local/global the paper will discuss the post-socialist housing market
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |