The Routledge Handbook of Homelessness

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Joanne Bretherton (University of York, UK.) Nicholas Pleace (University of York, UK.)

The Routledge Handbook of Homelessness

Joanne Bretherton (University of York, UK.), Nicholas Pleace (University of York, UK.)

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Routledge
14 April 2025

Social issues & processes; Sociology; Social work; Medicine; Human geography

The Routledge Handbook of Homelessness brings together many of the world’s leading scholars in the field to provide a cutting-edge overview of classic and current research and future trends in the subject.

Comprising 41 chapters and divided into four sections, the handbook includes

A comprehensive introduction to homelessness, referring to history, culture, causation and definitions.

Contemporary and historical debates around homelessness in different academic disciplines.

Homelessness relating to gender, sexuality, youth, families, migration, rurality, veterans and health.

A range of country-specific studies to illustrate the ways in which homelessness is researched and understood around the world.

Methods of engagement and modes of analysis.

With contributors from around the world and editors from the Centre of Housing Policy at the University of York, this handbook provides a groundbreaking and authoritative guide to theory, method and the primary interdisciplinary debates of today on homelessness. It will be essential reading for students, academics and professionals across the disciplines of sociology, human geography, public policy, housing policy, social policy, social work, economics and criminology.

Edited by: Joanne Bretherton (University of York UK.), Nicholas Pleace (University of York, UK.)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781032459387
ISBN 10: 1032459387
Pages: 454
Publication Date: 14 April 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Joanne Bretherton, PhD, is a Senior Lecturer in Social Justice and Criminology and a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Housing Policy at the School for Business and Society at the University of York. Professor Nicholas Pleace is the Director of the Centre for Housing Policy at the School for Business and Society at the University of York and a member of the European Observatory on Homelessness, operating under the auspices of FEANTSA.