Date and time
25 October 2016
6.30-8 PM GMT
Location
PAR.2.03, Parish Building, London School of Economics, London WC2A 2AE
In Defense of Housing
Speakers:
Dr David MaddenProfessor Peter Marcuse (via Skype)
Discussants:
Dr Melissa Fernandez Arrigoitia, Dr Suzanne Hall, Dr Paul Watt
Chair:
Dr Hyun Bang Shin
Housing is one of the most pressing urban issues of our time. In this event marking the publication of their book In Defense of Housing, Peter Marcuse and David Madden explore the causes and consequences of the housing problem and detail the need for progressive alternatives. They argue that the housing crisis has deep political, social, and economic roots and will not be solved by minor policy shifts. As a critical response, they explore the potential of a radical right to housing.
David Madden (@davidjmadden) is an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and the Cities Programme at the LSE.
Peter Marcuse is Professor of Urban Planning at Columbia University.
Melissa Fernandez Arrigoitia is Lecturer in Urban Futures at Lancaster University.
Suzanne Hall (@SuzanneHall12) is an urban ethnographer and Director of the LSE Cities Programme.
Paul Watt is Reader in Urban Studies at Birkbeck, University of London.
Hyun Bang Shin (@urbancommune) is Associate Professor of Geography and Urban Studies at the LSE and an organising member of the Urban Salon.
