Neoliberalization of Housing in Sweden: Gentrification, Filtering, and Social Polarization

被引:163
作者
Hedin, Karin [1 ]
Clark, Eric [1 ]
Lundholm, Emma [2 ,3 ]
Malmberg, Gunnar [2 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Lund Univ, Dept Human Geog, SE-22362 Lund, Sweden
[2] Umea Univ, Dept Social & Econ Geog, SE-90187 Umea, Sweden
[3] Umea Univ, Ctr Populat Studies, SE-90187 Umea, Sweden
关键词
filtering; gentrification; housing policy; neoliberalism; Sweden; RURAL GENTRIFICATION; RENT GAP; EXCLUSION; POLICY; STATE; VIEW;
D O I
10.1080/00045608.2011.620508
中图分类号
P9 [自然地理学]; K9 [地理];
学科分类号
0705 ; 070501 ;
摘要
During the last twenty-five years, housing policy in Sweden has radically changed. Once forming a pillar of the comprehensive welfare system, abbreviated the "Swedish model," neoliberal housing politics have established market-governed housing provision with aminimum of state engagement. This shift has had consequences on the social geography of housing conditions. The research reported here analyzes social geographic change in Sweden's three largest cities-Stockholm, Gothenburg, and Malmo-between 1986 and 2001, relating observed patterns of gentrification and filtering to cycles of accumulation and to neoliberalization of housing policies. First, we outline the neoliberalization of Swedish housing policies. We then present an empirical analysis of gentrification and filtering in the three cities, spanning two boom periods (1986-1991, 1996-2001) and a bust period (1991-1996). The data reveal social geographic polarization manifested in the growth of supergentrification and low-income filtering. The analysis also introduces the concept of ordinary gentrification, supporting the move in gentrification research toward a broad generic conception of the process. Political reforms after 2001 are summarized and we argue that these underlie the continued increase in inequality and that the social geographic polarization mapped between 1986 and 2001 has probably intensified during this decade.
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