“To Own or Not to Own”. Post-socialist Housing Policy, Privatism and Regimes of Vulnerability in Prague, Czech Republic
In the course of 2016, housing prices in Prague started to grow rapidly, as a result of long-term pressure generated by stagnation of construction industry, a constant influx of newcomers, speculations, shared economy platforms, etc. These globally embedded processes brought to light almost forgotte...
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| description | In the course of 2016, housing prices in Prague started to grow rapidly, as a result of long-term pressure generated by stagnation of construction industry, a constant influx of newcomers, speculations, shared economy platforms, etc. These globally embedded processes brought to light almost forgotten urban vulnerables: the non-owners. Prague’s current housing situation emerged from the post-socialist way of ownership liberalization and deregulation, often labelled as a regime of privatism (Hirt 2012). After the 40-year period of state-driven socialist ownership, 1990’s and 2000’s privatization transformed approx. 90% of housing stock into private property. Private ownership was thus rediscovered as a component of social status while simultaneously both city and the state abandoned any pro-active housing policy. Based on fieldwork conducted on peripheries of Prague, my paper focuses on various forms of housing vulnerability in Prague. A situation of non-owners, who have to cope with danger of displacement, will be confronted with the strategies and practices of the “newcomers” – post-Soviet region immigrants who are moving in and buying apartments in similar suburban housing estates. Examined through individual spatialities, temporalities, and hybrid regimes of in/out and local/global the paper will discuss the post-socialist housing market. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-aed390c6c60f438f8af4166679aa8e0e2025-01-30T14:21:12ZitaDipartimento Culture e Società - Università di PalermoArchivio Antropologico Mediterraneo2038-32152019-12-01222110.4000/aam.2228“To Own or Not to Own”. Post-socialist Housing Policy, Privatism and Regimes of Vulnerability in Prague, Czech RepublicMichal LehečkaIn the course of 2016, housing prices in Prague started to grow rapidly, as a result of long-term pressure generated by stagnation of construction industry, a constant influx of newcomers, speculations, shared economy platforms, etc. These globally embedded processes brought to light almost forgotten urban vulnerables: the non-owners. Prague’s current housing situation emerged from the post-socialist way of ownership liberalization and deregulation, often labelled as a regime of privatism (Hirt 2012). After the 40-year period of state-driven socialist ownership, 1990’s and 2000’s privatization transformed approx. 90% of housing stock into private property. Private ownership was thus rediscovered as a component of social status while simultaneously both city and the state abandoned any pro-active housing policy. Based on fieldwork conducted on peripheries of Prague, my paper focuses on various forms of housing vulnerability in Prague. A situation of non-owners, who have to cope with danger of displacement, will be confronted with the strategies and practices of the “newcomers” – post-Soviet region immigrants who are moving in and buying apartments in similar suburban housing estates. Examined through individual spatialities, temporalities, and hybrid regimes of in/out and local/global the paper will discuss the post-socialist housing market.https://journals.openedition.org/aam/2228modernist housing estates; post-socialism; privatization; privatism; vulnerability |
| spellingShingle | Michal Lehečka “To Own or Not to Own”. Post-socialist Housing Policy, Privatism and Regimes of Vulnerability in Prague, Czech Republic Archivio Antropologico Mediterraneo modernist housing estates; post-socialism; privatization; privatism; vulnerability |
| title | “To Own or Not to Own”. Post-socialist Housing Policy, Privatism and Regimes of Vulnerability in Prague, Czech Republic |
| title_full | “To Own or Not to Own”. Post-socialist Housing Policy, Privatism and Regimes of Vulnerability in Prague, Czech Republic |
| title_fullStr | “To Own or Not to Own”. Post-socialist Housing Policy, Privatism and Regimes of Vulnerability in Prague, Czech Republic |
| title_full_unstemmed | “To Own or Not to Own”. Post-socialist Housing Policy, Privatism and Regimes of Vulnerability in Prague, Czech Republic |
| title_short | “To Own or Not to Own”. Post-socialist Housing Policy, Privatism and Regimes of Vulnerability in Prague, Czech Republic |
| title_sort | to own or not to own post socialist housing policy privatism and regimes of vulnerability in prague czech republic |
| topic | modernist housing estates; post-socialism; privatization; privatism; vulnerability |
| url | https://journals.openedition.org/aam/2228 |
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