Focus
Our research in the field of Housing is concerned with the role of laws and other policies in shaping domestic and residential environments; their impact on the upkeep and maintenance of condominiums and their effect on the design of residential land. In addition, lab members explore the connection between urban protests and housing policies, and the ways in which governments respond to bottom-up demands in the field of housing. The lab is also interested in exploring how institutions affect the provision of housing around the globe.
Lab members on housing:
Despite the government’s concerted efforts, Israel’s housing prices remain high
and have increased gradually over the years since the 2011 protests.
~ Mualam and Max 2021
The global protests of 2011 were immortalized by Steven Patrick Morrissey in his 2017 album ‘Low in High School’. Singing about the Arab Spring, Morrissey attests to the ability of social unrest to topple down governments and create change.