On the (Non)Institutional Disclosure of Urban Commons: Evidence, Practices and Challenges From the Netherlands and Belgium

The 2008 economic crisis has opened the door to new strategies for managing urban resources. In fact, the interest in urban commons (UC) has (re)surfaced both within and outside academia. While literature accounting for existing experiences is growing; UC as a practice begs for further systematization concerning the needed negotiation between...

At home in the oasis: Middle-class newcomers’ affiliation to their deprived Rotterdam neighbourhood

One of the arguments for ‘social mix’ urban renewal in low-income neighbourhoods is that the presence of middle-class residents would improve life chances for lower-income groups. However, according to various researchers, middle-class newcomers have little social interaction with the neighbourhood, do not feel at home there and make little...

Older People in a Long-term Regeneration Neighbourhood: An Exploratory Panel Study of Ageing in Place in Hoogvliet, Rotterdam

Ageing of the population in European cities creates fundamental challenges with regard to employment, pensions, health care and other age-related services. Many older people want to live independent lives as long as possible. This aspiration is currently strongly supported by many local governments. A precondition for 'ageing in place' is that...

Mandatory volunteer work as fair reciprocity for unemployment and social benefits

Modern welfare policies are increasingly based on notions of reciprocity. Citizens on welfare benefits have to do something in return, e.g. volunteer work. Notwithstanding general public support, social philosophers have been critical on ‘mandatory’ activities in community programmes. So far, the participants themselves have scarcely been asked...

Ageing in a long-term regeneration neighbourhood: A disruptive experience or successful ageing in place? (discussion paper)

The aging population of European cities raises enormous challenges with regard to employment, pensions, health care and other age-related services. The housing preferences of the aging population are changing rapidly where more and more people want to live independent lives for as long as possible. At the same time governments need to reduce the...

Evaluatie "stoeprand": Laatste-kansbeleid in Rotterdam

Dit onderzoek is uitgevoerd in opdracht van Gemeente Rotterdam, dienst Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid.

Stadsvernieuwing door socialisering: De gemeentelijke aankoopaktie in Rotterdam