Race, Housing and Community: Perspectives on Policy and Practice

Acknowledgements xiv

1 Race, Housing and Community 1

Introduction 1

An early note about race 2

About this book 23

2 Housing Policy and Practice 27

Introduction 27

Policy context 28

Housing and community cohesion: a critique 31

Looking ahead: a new agenda? 36

Declining interest in race and housing:

from Macpherson to cohesion 39

The turning of the wheel: 'muscular liberalism' and integration 45

Conclusion: a housing journey through multiculturalism, cohesion and integration 49

3 Developing Cohesive Neighbourhoods in UK Cities: White Perspectives 51

Introduction 51

Race, culture and change 52

Connecting communities: a focus on white working class communities? 54

Whiteness: culture and pathology 56

Community cohesion, institutions and white communities 63

Housing, fairness and equity: case studies of three neighbourhoods in England 65

Conclusion 78

4 The Emergence of the Black Led Housing Sector 79

Introduction 79

The rise of race and housing 80

Organisational or system failure? 83

Declining interest in race and housing: the problem with regulation and representation 91

A recovery of the black and minority ethnic housing sector? 96

Conclusion 98

5 Housing, Communities and 'Recycled Racism' 103

Introduction 103

The emergence of super-diversity in the UK 104

Recycled racism 112

Conclusion 127

6 New Frameworks for Race, Housing and Community 129

Introduction 129

Towards a new approach to race and housing 135

Looking ahead: a new agenda? 139

Policy implications 142

Conclusion 149

Appendix A – Public Service Futures: the future of identify and belonging (OPM) 151

Appendix B – LGA guidance on community cohesion 193

Appendix C – Three Definitions of Community Cohesion 265

References 269

Index 277