Race', Housing and Social Exclusion

Peter Somerville is Professor of Social Policy and Head of the Policy Studies Research Centre at the University of Lincoln. He has researched widely in the field of 'race' and housing. He has also published works on social exclusion issues. Andy Steele is Professor of Housing and Urban Studies at the University of Salford. He also researches in the field of 'race' and housing.

• 1. Introduction, Peter Somerville and Andy Steele. 2. Theorising Ethnic and `Racial' Exclusion in Housing, Peter Ratcliffe, University of Warwick. 3. Patterns of Residential Settlement among Black and Minority Ethnic Groups, Alison Bowes and Duncan Sim, University of Stirling. 4. The Housing Needs of Black and Minority Ethnic Groups, Malcolm Harrison, University of Leeds, Glen Gidley, Sheffield Hallam University and Richard Tomlins, de Montfort University. 5. Widening Locational Choices for Minority Ethnic Groups in the Social Rented Sector Deborah Phillips and Rachel Unsworth, University of Leeds.6. Missing the Target? Discrimination and Exclusion in the Allocation of Social Housing, David Robinson, Sheffield Hallam University. 7. Black and Minority Ethnic Housing Associations, Malcolm Harrison.8. Black and Minority Ethnic Employment in Housing Organisations, Peter Somerville, Andy Steele and Dianne Sodhi.9. The Diverse Experiences of Black and Minority Ethnic Women in Relation to Housing and Social Exclusion, Fahmeeda Gill, Service User. 10. Black Youth Homelessness, Andy Steele. 11. The Housing of Older Black and Asian People, Naina Patel and Ballu Patel,BP and Associates Ltd.12. Black and Minority Ethnic Participation and Empowerment, Steve Gayle, Community Development Adviser, North British Housing Association.13. From Refuge to Exclusion: Housing as an Instrument of Social Exclusion for Refugees and Asylum Seekers in the UK Martyn Pearl and Roger Zetter, Oxford Brookes University. 14. Housing Disadvantage in the Inner City: The Needs and Preferences of Ethnic Minorities in Sub-standard Housing, Ade Kearns. 15. The Housing Experience of Minority Ethnic Groups in Northern Ireland , Chris MacKay and Jim Glacklin, University of Ulster.6. The Housing Experiences of Black and Minority Ethnic Groups in Europe, Ronald van Kempen and A. Sule Ozueken, Utrecht University.17. Conclusion, Peter Somerville and Andy Steele. References. Index.

An important contribution to the body of knowledge on race and housing. It is an excellent resource for housing policy-makers and practitioners alike and has equal value for all researchers/professionals involved in wider programmes for social inclusion and regeneration.