Social reproduction and the housing question

Madden, David J. ORCID: 0000-0003-0669-7841 (2024) Social reproduction and the housing question. Antipode. ISSN 0066-4812 (In Press)

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Abstract

There is broad recognition today that there is a link between the crisis of social reproduction and the housing problem. But their precise relationship is not always clear. This paper is an attempt to clarify their connection. Housing, this paper argues, is not merely the location or container of the crisis of social reproduction. Rather, there are elements of the contemporary housing system which intensify and shape the crisis of social reproduction. Drawing on feminist political economy and critical housing research, this paper identifies four major pathways by which the housing system exacerbates the crisis of social reproduction: depletion, disruption, redomestication, and recommodification. It also considers housing as a site for repoliticizing social reproduction. Ultimately, the paper argues that a complete account of the housing question cannot ignore social reproduction as a politicaleconomic process.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	© 2024
Divisions:	Sociology
Subjects:	J Political Science H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory
Date Deposited:	13 Dec 2024 11:15
Last Modified:	13 Dec 2024 11:24
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/126344

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