From Homeownership to Homelessness and the Housing in-between: An Examination of Migrants’ Housing Experiences in Calgary ...

• Main Author: Turner, Alina
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Graduate Studies 2013
• Subjects: Cultural; housing; Immigration; Migration; homelessness; Policy; Newfoundland
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.11575/prism/26231; https://prism.ucalgary.ca/handle/11023/1113

This thesis explores the role of housing, migration, the state, and the global economy in Calgary, Alberta using multiple research methods. The analysis draws on interview and participant observation data with migrants from India, Romania, Ethiopia, and Newfoundland, as well as housing providers and policy makers. The author also relied on her experiences working in the housing and homelessness policy field for eight years. The ethnographic approach was complemented by quantitative analysis of census, housing market, and program level data, along with public policy analysis. The theoretical framework draws on housing careers, political economy, and urban anthropology literature, particularly the ongoing debates on structuration, the state, and global cities. The main findings explore the link between migration and housing experiences, the meaning of home from migrants’ perspective, informal and formal housing, homelessness and housing stress, and the role of the state and public policy. Analysis sheds light ...