Five Spaces of discipline and control: the compounded citizenship of social renting
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Rowland Atkinson
Abstract
This chapter pinpoints how ASB interventions have been extended from housing estates to city centres in order to handle begging and homelessness. It links this expansion in scales of intervention to the neoliberal discourses of city competitiveness. It then criticises the present policy emphasis on informal mechanisms of social control, where the residents of deprived communities are considered as ‘their own saviours’. The chapter also introduces the notion of ‘compounded citizenship’ and calls for policy situations that are aimed at addressing the powerful social forces that led to the social geography of ASB.
Abstract
This chapter pinpoints how ASB interventions have been extended from housing estates to city centres in order to handle begging and homelessness. It links this expansion in scales of intervention to the neoliberal discourses of city competitiveness. It then criticises the present policy emphasis on informal mechanisms of social control, where the residents of deprived communities are considered as ‘their own saviours’. The chapter also introduces the notion of ‘compounded citizenship’ and calls for policy situations that are aimed at addressing the powerful social forces that led to the social geography of ASB.
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents iii
- List of tables, figures and photographs v
- Acknowledgements vi
- Notes on contributors vii
- Introduction 1
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The definition and construction of anti-social behaviour in the UK
- Housing and the new governance of conduct 19
- Governing tenants: from dreadful enclosures to dangerous places 37
- Labelling: constructing definitions of anti-social behaviour? 57
- Anti-social behaviour: voices from the front line 79
- Spaces of discipline and control: the compounded citizenship of social renting 99
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Legal techniques and measures utilised by social landlords to address anti-social behaviour
- Tenancy agreements: a mechanism for governing anti-social behaviour? 119
- The changing legal framework: from landlords to agents of social control 137
- Social landlords, anti-social behaviour and countermeasures 155
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The emerging mechanisms of addressing anti-social behaviour in housing governance
- Evaluating the Shelter Inclusion Project: a floating support service for households accused of anti-social behaviour 179
- Tackling anti-social behaviour: an evaluation of the Dundee Families Project 199
- Policing and community safety in residential areas: the mixed economy of visible patrols 219
- Gated communities: a response to, or remedy for, anti-social behaviour? 239
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Studies of housing and anti-social behaviour from an international perspective
- Housing and anti-social behaviour in Australia 259
- Testing urban forms: city, control and ‘urban violence’ in France 281
- Residential stability among adolescents in public housing: a risk factor for delinquent and violent behaviour? 301
- Conclusion 325
- Index 335
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents iii
- List of tables, figures and photographs v
- Acknowledgements vi
- Notes on contributors vii
- Introduction 1
-
The definition and construction of anti-social behaviour in the UK
- Housing and the new governance of conduct 19
- Governing tenants: from dreadful enclosures to dangerous places 37
- Labelling: constructing definitions of anti-social behaviour? 57
- Anti-social behaviour: voices from the front line 79
- Spaces of discipline and control: the compounded citizenship of social renting 99
-
Legal techniques and measures utilised by social landlords to address anti-social behaviour
- Tenancy agreements: a mechanism for governing anti-social behaviour? 119
- The changing legal framework: from landlords to agents of social control 137
- Social landlords, anti-social behaviour and countermeasures 155
-
The emerging mechanisms of addressing anti-social behaviour in housing governance
- Evaluating the Shelter Inclusion Project: a floating support service for households accused of anti-social behaviour 179
- Tackling anti-social behaviour: an evaluation of the Dundee Families Project 199
- Policing and community safety in residential areas: the mixed economy of visible patrols 219
- Gated communities: a response to, or remedy for, anti-social behaviour? 239
-
Studies of housing and anti-social behaviour from an international perspective
- Housing and anti-social behaviour in Australia 259
- Testing urban forms: city, control and ‘urban violence’ in France 281
- Residential stability among adolescents in public housing: a risk factor for delinquent and violent behaviour? 301
- Conclusion 325
- Index 335
