ABSTRACT

For almost a century, Swedes living in shared housing have resided in ‘kollektivhus’, a form of co-housing that support sharing reproductive work. However, during the past decade, new forms of exclusive shared housing have emerged on the Swedish housing market. In contrast to international trends of vulnerable singles being forced to share housing, this Swedish example shows that also financially privileged singles reside in shared housing. Based on a survey of housing companies and a case study the article argues that mobility has been a driver for this new form of shared housing. In the article, ‘dwelling on-the-move together’ is identified as a new practice of residing in exclusive shared housing. This practice is characterised by sharing private, exclusive facilities, sharing paid services and sharing spaces for both home and work, in an environment that certifies that residents can come and go as they please while hired staff takes care of their property. While exclusive shared housing is an asset for residents, it also privatise facilities and reintroduces domestic workers to middle-class housing. In all, the marketization of shared housing risks introducing a stratification of shared housing which may reinforce the geographic and social polarisation of Swedish cities.

摘要

近一个世纪以来，居住在共享住房中的瑞典人一直居住在“kollektivhus”中，这是一种支持共享生殖工作的共享住房形式。然而，在过去十年中，瑞典住房市场上出现了新形式的独家共享住房。与弱势单身人士被迫共享住房的国际趋势相反，这个瑞典的例子表明，经济上享有特权的单身人士也住在共享住房中。基于对住房公司的调查和案例研究，本文认为流动性一直是这种新型共享住房的驱动因素。在文章中，“一起搬家”被认为是一种居住在专属共享住房中的新做法。这种做法的特点是共享私人专属设施，共享付费服务，共享家庭和工作空间，在一个环境中，证明居民可以随心所欲地进出，而雇佣的工作人员会照顾他们的财产。虽然独家共享住房是居民的资产，但它也将设施私有化，并将家政工人重新引入中产阶级住房。总之，共享住房的市场化可能会导致共享住房分层，这可能会加剧瑞典城市的地理和社会两极分化。