Six Tenancy agreements: a mechanism for governing anti-social behaviour?
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Diane Lister
Abstract
This chapter assesses the extent to which tenancy agreements offer a mechanism for governing ASB. It regards the growing emphasis on tenancy agreements as symptomatic of a wider contractualisation of social relations, which include neighbourliness. The discussion also tries to identify how such processes attempt to achieve social control in the lack of trust and legitimate expectations among neighbours. It then pinpoints how the use of good neighbour agreements represents a process through which the relationship between landlords and tenants is extended to include the wider neighbourhood governance functions.
Abstract
This chapter assesses the extent to which tenancy agreements offer a mechanism for governing ASB. It regards the growing emphasis on tenancy agreements as symptomatic of a wider contractualisation of social relations, which include neighbourliness. The discussion also tries to identify how such processes attempt to achieve social control in the lack of trust and legitimate expectations among neighbours. It then pinpoints how the use of good neighbour agreements represents a process through which the relationship between landlords and tenants is extended to include the wider neighbourhood governance functions.
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
