Homelessness in Croatian and Swiss Cities
Is homelessness in Switzerland similar to homelessness in Croatia? And can a comparative study help developing an European social policy?
Laufzeit: 2019–2022
Finanzierung: Croatian-Swiss Research Programme, Schweizerischer Nationalfonds
Our qualitative ethnographic study seeks to break new ground in social research on homelessness by delivering a better understanding of the dimensions and impact of exclusion on people who are homeless in cities of Switzerland and Croatia. This comparative approach is of relevance because homelessness as a social phenomenon and as a manifestation of poverty takes different forms depending on economic, political, legislative and social factors in a given social system and context. For this reason, inclusive strategies need to be developed in a contextually-sensitive framework and based on scientific knowledge and reflection. Concepts of social inclusion and exclusion are closely related and social exclusion and inclusion can be seen as two ends of a single dimension wherein homelessness has been identified as the most extreme manifestation of social exclusion.
In cooperation with social science research institute Ivo Pilar Zagreb, Dr. Lynette Šikic-Micanovic.
Publikationen
Iyadurai, G., Mühlethaler, E. & Drilling, M (2022)
Momente der Inklusion und Exklusion in der schweizerischen und kroatischen Obdachlosenhilfe aus einer sozialarbeiterischen Perspektive. In: Baier, Florian/Borrmann, Stefan/Hefel, Johanna M./Thiessen, Barbara (Hrsg.). Europäische Gesellschaften zwischen Kohäsion und Spaltung. Rolle, Herausforderungen und Perspektiven Sozialer Arbeit. Leverkusen-Opladen: Verlag Barbara Budrich.
Drilling, M., Mühlethaler, E., Iyadurai, G. & Dittmann, J. (2021)
Homelessness Research and Policy in Switzerland – a first country report embedded in the UN and European framework. European Journal of Homelessness (15) 1, pp. 183-210.
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Drilling, M., Mühlethaler, E. & Iyadurai, G. (2020)
Obdachlosigkeit Erster Länderbericht Schweiz. Muttenz: ISOS
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Team
Jadranka Rebeka Anic
Jörg Dittmann
Matthias Drilling
Gosalya Lyadurai
Esther Mühlethaler
Lynette Šikić-Mićanović
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