Title Contested landscapes of poverty and homelessness in southern Europe : reflections from Athens / Vassilis P. Arapoglu, Kostas Gounis

Published Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2017] ©2017

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Description 1 online resource Series Palgrave pivot Palgrave pivot. Contents Acknowledgements; Contents; Acronyms; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Maps; Chapter 1 Introduction; Abstract ; 1.1 Book Scope and Content; 1.2 Cartography, Discourse and Ethnography of Poverty; 1.3 An Explanation; References; Chapter 2 Landscapes of Homelessness and Poverty in North American and European Cities; Abstract ; 2.1 Research Landmarks in Shock Cities of Neoliberalism; 2.2 Contested Landscapes: Comparing Anti-Poverty Policies in Southern European Cities; References; Chapter 3 Poverty and Homelessness During the Great Recession and Its Aftermath; Abstract 3.1 Poverty and Homelessness in European Countries3.2 South European Cities in the Poverty Maps of Europe; References; Chapter 4 Contested Landscapes of Homelessness in Athens; Abstract ; 4.1 Rising Levels of Homelessness; 4.2 Mapping Visible and Invisible Homelessness; References; Chapter 5 Welfare State Rescaling and Austerity Since 2011; Abstract ; 5.1 Short-Sighted 'Extreme Poverty' Policies; 5.2 Short-Sighted 'Humanitarian' Policies; References; Chapter 6 Landscapes of Emergency: Roll-With Poverty Management?; Abstract ; 6.1 Features of Emergency Landscapes 6.2 The Moral Hierarchy of Spaces: Rationing Assistance and Sorting the Poor6.3 Project Spaces, Marketing Compassion and the Rituals of Inclusion; References; Chapter 7 Problematising Emergency and Poverty Management; Abstract ; 7.1 Identifying Major Issues and Obstacles; 7.2 Advocacy and Learning-And the Limits Thereof; References; Chapter 8 Landscapes of Hope, Experiments with Community Care; Abstract ; 8.1 Hubs and Spokes: Landscapes and Legacy of Community Psychiatry; 8.2 Staircase to Therapeutic Communities; 8.3 Envisioning Housing First in Athens: A Top-Down Approach; Reference Chapter 9 Reflections and Policy ImplicationsAbstract ; References; Bibliography; Index Summary The book uses Athens as a case study to identify the key features of urban anti-poverty policies in Greece and to discuss them in relation to policy developments in the crisis-ridden countries of Southern Europe. The idea of contested landscapes shapes the focus of the book on urban poverty and homelessness. Contested landscapes refer to the complex dynamics between visible and invisible poverty and to competing strategies on how to address them. The book takes a path-dependent view on the development of post-welfare arrangements, devolution, and pluralism that are being shaped by both neoliberal mentality, solidarity and communitarian practices. The authors draw on their own research and advocacy background in New York and Athens to shape their conceptual and methodological tools; however, rather than uncritically 'importing' North American and North European concepts to Greece, the book highlights the significance of distinctive Mediterranean features for analysing homelessness and anti-poverty policies. This will be a useful read for academics policy makers in areas of urban studies, sociology, social policy, human geography and anthropology Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Vendor-supplied metadata Subject Poverty -- Europe, Southern Poverty -- Greece -- Athens Homelessness -- Europe, Southern Homelessness -- Greece -- Athens SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Poverty & Homelessness. Homelessness Poverty Southern Europe Greece -- Athens Form Electronic book Author Gounis, Kostas, author ISBN 9783319624525 3319624520

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