Table of Contents
Glossary ix
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