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Roundtable
Housing Research: Policy and Practice in
the Context of Poverty and Exclusion
We have begun to consider resources and situations
over the life course that contribute to a persistent lack of income or
undermine the ability of those living in poverty to participate in the
mainstream economy and society. Housing, as a fundamental component of
physical capital, plays a unique role within this model of poverty and
exclusion. As a place that should offer a sense of physical security, as well as
physical and mental stability, housing can provide an individual with
the constancy required to establish and nurture key assets and relationships
that are vital in avoiding marginalization.
As a result of these special characteristics, housing issues have been
identified as being inextricably linked to notions
of poverty, both as a determinant and an outcome, requiring specific consideration
within the PRI project, New Approaches for Addressing Poverty and Social
Exclusion. To explore the dimensions of this relationship, the PRI, in
partnership with the Social Sciences
and Humanities Research Council of Canada, held a roundtable event to
engage experts on the relationships
that exist between housing issues, poverty, and exclusion. To capture
and disseminate the key points of these discussions, the PRI is preparing
a thematic primer based upon the presentations and contributions made
during this roundtable. This paper will be available in the near future.
For more information on the work of the PRI on housing
issues as they pertain to poverty and exclusion challenges, please contact
Jeff Frank, Project Director, at 613 947.3905 or at j.frank@prs-srp.gc.ca.
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