Constructing understandings of homeless populations

Objective

The proposed thematic network brings together seven teams from Scandinavia, Northern Industrial Southern and candidate (Eastern) EU states with expertise in the field of homelessness research, to share knowledge of robust methodologies, substantive findings and policy outcomes. The multi-disciplinary network has used quantitative and qualitative methods to undertake national and local estimates and surveys of homeless populations, tracked services users, and accessed the voice of diverse homeless populations (gender, ethnic groups, migrants) and initiated debates on theories of social and cultural capital, risk, social exclusion, welfare regimes and biographic analysis in the study of homelessness. The network seeks to draw this knowledge together, to produce seminaries of methodologies used in harmlessness research; of substantive findings and conceptual frameworks, providing guides and sharing knowledge with NGOs, researchers and policy makers.

Programme(s)

• FP5-HUMAN POTENTIAL - Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Improving the human research potential and the socio-economic knowledge base" (1998-2002)

Topic(s)

• 1.4.1.-4. - Key action Socio-Economic Knowledge Base

Funding Scheme

THN - Thematic network contracts

Coordinator

INSTITUT NATIONAL D'ETUDES DEMOGRAPHIQUES

Address

Boulevard Davout 133
Paris
France

Participants (6)

LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY

United Kingdom

Address

Ladbroke House, 62-66 Highbury Grove
N5 2AD London

METROPOLITAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE LTD.

Hungary

Address

Lonyay Utca 34
Budapest

NEDERLANDS INSTITUTE VOOR ZORG EN WELZYN

Netherlands

Address

Catharynesingel, 47
3501 Utrecht

POLYTECHNIC OF MILAN

Italy

Address

Via Bonardi 3
20133 Milano

THE DANISH NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL RESEARCH

Denmark

Address

Hertuf Trolles Grade 11
1052 Koebenhavn K/copenhagen

UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID

Spain

Address

Campus De Somosaguas, Edificio Lateral Ii
28223 Pozuelo De Alarcon