Tenant-ownership housing from a degrowth perspective: Exploring the potential of an established Swedish housing tenure
2024 (English)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (Two Years)), 20 credits / 30 HE credits
Student thesisAlternative title
Bostadsrätten utifrån ett tillväxtkritiskt perspektiv : Undersökning av potentialen hos en etablerad svensk boendeform (Swedish)
Abstract [en]
Research indicates that the current way of handling the social and climate related challenges we are facing is proving insufficient. Therefore, degrowth research calls upon the need to question the notion of eternal growth and focus on other ways of viewing development and prosperity. One arena to achieve this change of mindset and lifestyle is housing. Instead of focusing on alternative forms of housing, which is frequently considered within degrowth literature, we investigate one of the most established housing tenures in Sweden, namely the tenant-ownership (bostadsrätt). In this thesis, tenant-ownership housing is critically exploredfrom a degrowth perspective in order to gain an understanding of to what extent it may contribute to a transition towards a degrowth future. From degrowth literature, we use six concepts to represent our degrowth imaginary: autonomy, conviviality, solidarity, community, decommodification and democracy. These are used to analyse the features of tenant-ownership housing and how it works in practice. In the study we find several aspects to tenantownership housing that do align with our degrowth imaginary but there are also issues. The final outcome is manifested in three key findings: the effect of commodification on tenant-ownership housing, the association is only as strong as its members and the strength of looking at established practices within degrowth. We conclude with policy recommendations to contribute to future development of tenant-ownership housing.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2024.
Series
TRITA-ABE-MBT ; 24669
Keywords [en]
autonomy, community, conviviality, decommodification, degrowth, democracy, housing, solidarity, sustainability, tenant-ownership housing
National Category
Other Legal Research Criminology
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-352237OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-352237DiVA, id: diva2:1892711
Presentation
2024-05-27, 00:00 (English)
Supervisors
Examiners
2024-08-272024-08-272025-02-20Bibliographically approved