If France has been characterized as an intermediary case in housing regimes, the goal of
this brief is to provide further qualitative dimensions to assess its peculiar form of Housing …

In the literature, one finds various explanations for the rise of financialized capitalism. In the
different strands of financialization literature, housing either plays a minor role or is simply …

The paper expands the conceptual framework within which we examine mortgage debt by
reconceptualising mortgages as a biotechnology: a technology of power over life that forges …

In recent decades, the notion of an 'asset-based'or 'property-based'welfare system has
become increasingly central to debates on the restructuring of western welfare states …

In the decade following the housing crisis, Americans remain enthusiastic about the
prospect of owning a home. Homeownership is a symbol of status attainment in the United …

Building on, and going beyond, the state-of-the-art literature, this article aims to advance the
analysis and conceptualization of the financialization of households. It argues that there is a …

Young adults in the UK are increasingly dependent on family support to offset the costs of
living independently. This article explores these complex intergenerational exchanges from …

This paper contributes to current debates by reframing recent transformations in housing,
policy and property equity in terms of a transfigured asset-based welfare regime. The …

The emergence of Britain as a fully-fledged home-owning society at the end of the last
century has major implications for how houses are used not just as a home but as an asset …

The term “financialization of everyday life” has become a buzzword in recent years. As it is
often the case with buzzwords, the financialization of everyday life literature is informed by a …