Resident participation in housing regeneration in France

Hall, Stephen; Hickman, Paul

Abstract

The involvement of local residents in housing regeneration policy and practice has become a 'new orthodoxy' across Western Europe. This paper considers the experience of France, a country noted for its history of 'third sector' activism and innovative practice in, for example, neighbourhood management. It is argued here that-notwithstanding three decades of central government rhetoric and exhortation-there remain few examples of genuine involvement of residents in formal regeneration decision-making processes at a local level in France (especially in respect of strategic issues). There exists a 'participation deficit'. This paper explores this phenomenon empirically through case studies of housing regeneration in Lyon, Marseille and Mantes la Jolie. It also seeks to explain the 'participation deficit', drawing a distinction between those factors that are pan-European and those that are particularly French, not least the apparent resilience of representative democracy. © 2011 Taylor & Francis.

Citation

Hall, S., & Hickman, P. (2011). Resident participation in housing regeneration in France. Housing Studies, 26(6), 827-843. https://doi.org/10.1080/02673037.2011.593127

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Sep 1, 2011
• Deposit Date: Jun 10, 2013
• Journal: Housing Studies
• Print ISSN: 0267-3037
• Electronic ISSN: 1466-1810
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 26
• Issue: 6
• Pages: 827-843
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02673037.2011.593127
• Keywords: resident participation, housing regeneration, France, regeneration, social housing, governance, participation, ; democracy
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/960254
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02673037.2011.593127
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