Swyngedouw Lab

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ERC Starting Grant · 2025

Urban Expulsion Regimes: Understanding the Lived Experiences of Housing Insecurity in European Cities

EXPULSE investigates the impact of urban expulsion regimes on the lived experiences of housing insecurity for poor residents in four European cities: Brussels, Amsterdam, Barcelona and Thessaloniki. Amid rising global inequalities, these cities face escalating forms of expulsion, including housing evictions, the displacement of the poor from welfare systems, and the exclusion of migrants. Driven by the financialization and commodification of housing, these cities are experiencing severe housing crises, characterised by unaffordable rents and acute shortages in social housing, leading to widespread housing evictions. This study offers a timely and critical analysis of these urban expulsion…

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