ABSTRACT

This contribution is a reflection on the critical analysis of Mark Stephens of the theoretical work on housing systems by Jim Kemeny. It concludes that the analysis of Stephens is a great incentive to continue the debate on housing and welfare started by Kemeny. The core of the review is that Stephens focusses on the so-called maturation of social rental housing as a replacement of government subsidies: can non-profit housing compete with commercial housing under smart conditions for social sustainability? Stephens is right that this maturation thesis does not hold and he provides convincing evidence for this. However, Stephens contribution neglects an important part of Kemeny’s work: the link between housing and more in particular the role of home ownership in welfare states. Here is work to be done! This contribution concludes with emphasizing the link between housing and welfare systems and its underlying ideologies. Rules of the games such as laws for social rental housing are important, but even more important than laws are day to day beliefs among citizens and professionals of what is right and wrong in housing practice. In other words it needs further research to explore the role of housing in practice of populism and COVID19. How do underlying housing ideologies play a role in current practice and how do and can they change policies and practices in housing in different continents?

摘要

这一贡献反映了马克·史蒂芬斯（Mark Stephens）对吉姆·凯梅尼（Jim Kemeny）关于住房系统的理论研究的批判性分析。结论是，对斯蒂芬斯的分析是继续凯梅尼发起的有关住房和福利的辩论的巨大动力。审查的核心是，斯蒂芬斯将注意力集中在所谓的社会出租住房的成熟上，以代替政府补贴：非营利性住房能否在有利于社会可持续发展的明智条件下与商品住房竞争？斯蒂芬斯是正确的，这个成熟论题不成立，他为此提供了令人信服的证据。但是，斯蒂芬斯的贡献忽略了凯梅尼工作的重要组成部分：住房之间的联系，尤其是房屋所有权在福利国家中的作用。这是要完成的工作！最后，着重强调住房和福利系统及其基本意识形态之间的联系。游戏规则，例如社会出租房屋的法律很重要，但比法律更重要的是，公民和专业人士对住房实践中正确与错误的日常信念。换句话说，需要进一步研究以探索住房在民粹主义和COVID19实践中的作用。基本的住房意识形态如何在当前的实践中发挥作用，以及它们如何改变不同大陆的住房政策和实践？但是比法律更重要的是，公民和专业人士每天都在信奉住房实践中的对与错。换句话说，需要进一步研究以探索住房在民粹主义和COVID19实践中的作用。基本的住房意识形态如何在当前的实践中发挥作用，以及它们如何改变不同大陆的住房政策和实践？但是比法律更重要的是，公民和专业人士每天都在信奉住房实践中的对与错。换句话说，需要进一步研究以探索住房在民粹主义和COVID19实践中的作用。基本的住房意识形态如何在当前的实践中发挥作用，以及它们如何改变不同大陆的住房政策和实践？