The global growing demand for social housing is very apparent in Tanzania. While there are
many Western-initiated social housing development projects, not all of these are successful.
In order to understand the risk and pitfalls of Western development organizations getting
involved, it is crucial to learn about the broader context of past international relations and
how this influenced social-political development, as well as architectural theory. This paper
researches the influence of Western-European approaches and actions have influenced the
social-political development in Tanzania, as well as how this influenced architectural theory
regarding social housing