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CALL FOR PAPERS..... Housing Studies Association Conference 2011 Housing in Hard Times: Class, Poverty and Social Exclusion University of York Wednesday 13th – Friday 15th April 2011 Papers are invited from academics and practitioners in housing and related disciplines for the HSA’s 2011 conference: ‘Housing in Hard Times: Class, Poverty and Social Exclusion’. The economic downturn and its consequences have resulted in hard times for UK housing, as the crisis has moved through the housing market into the wider social policy arena. This conference provides an opportunity to reflect on research and policy analysis concerning the wider implications of economic change, with a specific focus on concepts of class, poverty and social exclusion. The event will interrogate the impact of economic shifts on the most vulnerable members of society, whatever their housing tenure. Plenary speakers from the housing studies community and beyond will offer different perspectives on the conference theme. Confirmed speakers include: • Professor Chris Allen, Manchester Metropolitan University • Professor Ian Cole, Sheffield Hallam University • Professor Chris Hamnett, King’s College London • Andy Milne, Chief Executive, Scottish Urban Regeneration Forum • Dr Gerry Mooney, Open University • Dr Kirsteen Paton, University of Glasgow • Dr Jackie Smith, Head of Research, Shelter The conference theme may be explored in the context of a number of housing-related areas, such as: • Home ownership • Housing market analysis • Homelessness • Regeneration • Community participation • The funding of social housing • The private rented sector • Gentrification • Housing with support • The allocation and management of social housing • Sustainable housing • Housing and planning • Housing governance • Housing and UK devolution Offers of papers (a title and 200 word abstract) should be e-mailed to [log in to unmask] (Jenny Muir) and [log in to unmask] (Kim McKee) by Monday 1st February 2011. We welcome papers covering the conference theme and also dealing with any other aspect of housing policy and practice. An Early Career Housing Scholar stream will run in parallel with the main conference. Abstracts for the Early Career stream should be sent to [log in to unmask] (Rachael Dobson) and [log in to unmask] (Tom Moore) by Monday 1st February 2011. A small number of bursaries are available for Early Career scholars. These will be funded jointly by the Housing Studies Association and the journal of Housing Studies: http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/chp/hsa/spring11/bursary_notice.pdf Further details about the conference are available on the Housing Studies web site: http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/chp/hsa/index.htm or via the HSA secretariat at: [log in to unmask]