Talk by Paavo Monkkonen, Professor of Urban Planning and Public Policy at the Luskin School of Public Affairs, UCLA, and 2024-2025 research-fellow at the Paris IAS (FIAS program), as part of the Social Housing in the USA roundtable organized at the International Social Housing Festival in Dublin..

Event open to the public, registration required.
Conferences and round tables are in English.

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ISHF has proven to be a great way to put a spotlight on the success stories that channel energy for the good of everyone and for decent housing for all. The editions in Amsterdam (2017), Lyon (2019), Helsinki (2022), and Barcelona (2023) have moved the conversation away from numbers of ‘units’ towards communities and affordable, inclusive places to live.

Instead of only stressing what has gone wrong, these Festivals have mobilised activists, housing professionals, community groups, policymakers to focus on what society can gain by pushing for excellence in housing for people and the planet, bringing hope and creating synergies to put solutions in place for those households and individuals now stuck in limbo.

This Festival is a place to bring forward practical insights, bold ideas, and ambitions for partnerships. Let’s make it festive and bring a new vibe to our workshops, conferences, talks, study visits, exhibitions, cinema screenings, or artistic performances.

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